Vanguard 1998's definitions

Death fall

The physical and psychological changes that occur in a person that indicates death is coming.

Brittany: Brian's hands feel very cold; and he seems to be very weak. He also seems to be very sleepy.
Henry: Brian is on the verge of succumbing to his illness. He is experiencing Death fall.

by Vanguard 1998 February 4, 2021

the Political Underdog Squad

abbreviation: P.U.S.; The only members of the U.S. Congress to belong to nonmainstream political parties or registered as independent for a long period of time between 1971- 2021. They are Representative James Stanton, Senator Bernard Sanders, Senator Angus King Jr., Senator James Jeffords, Delegate Victor Frazer, Resident Commissioner Baltasar Corrada, Senator Harry Byrd Jr., Senator Dean M. Barkley, and Representative Justin Amash. All of them were independent, but Justin Amash changed to a Libertarian during his last year in office due to the barrage of partisan bickering from the Republicans and Democrats, which he was the first Libertarian to have held a seat in congress.

Why does the Political Underdog Squad matter so much? Because these politicians are the only politicians in Congress, over a fifty year period, be members nonmainstream political parties, which helps to keep the two mainstream parties in check.

by Vanguard 1998 February 27, 2021

Sally Ride

An astrophysicist, who in 1,983, became the youngest American in space on the Challenger space shuttle at thirty-two years of age; as well as the first U.S. woman to go to space. After she died in 2,012, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barrack Obama.

Sally Ride was the first woman in the U.S. to go to space, which makes her an important figure to the gender equality movement.

by Vanguard 1998 February 24, 2021

Political nomenclature

A process where a politician, political commentator, and or government official is working on naming a new phenomenon or issue directly or indirectly related to politics in the hopes of raising awareness of that issue and or getting public opinion to shift in a certain way

Many politicians practice political nomenclature in order to push their agenda, address certain societal problems, and get the constituents from their district to reelect them.

by Vanguard 1998 April 30, 2021

Religiously extinct

A: When an individual or group ceases all religious activity and never becomes actively involved in a religion again
B: A situation where a particular religion or religious sect has so little support that it is seldom mentioned or discussed in conversations; regardless of whether those interactions are held in public or in private

An example of a religion that is religiously extinct is the religion practiced by the ancient Egyptians.

by Vanguard 1998 July 4, 2021

Politically open romantic preference

aka. P.O.R.P.; When an individual is romantically attracted to people regardless of what their political identity is

Veronica identifies as being a supporter of the Reform Party, but she is interested in dating other people, even if they have a different political identity from her. She has a Politically open romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 4, 2021

Focusing Event

An event that draws the public and or government’s attention to or away from a particular issue

The impeachment trial of President Trump in December of 2019 drew attention to the issue of corruption in the U.S. government, while at the same time it drew attention away from a massive cyber attack that shut down all of New Orleans’s municipal government websites, which would have drawn the public’s attention to the danger of cyber-attacks on the government. It is an example of a focusing event.

by Vanguard 1998 April 5, 2021