Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality or state of being horizontal; horizontal character.

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  • noun A political or social theory or system that advocates the equitable distribution of power in a society.

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Examples

  • But that call carries no teeth in a movement that has prided itself on "horizontalism" - the notion that it is, essentially, leaderless.

    News 2011

  • But that call carries no teeth in a movement that has prided itself on "horizontalism" - the notion that it is, essentially, leaderless.

    News 2011

  • Mr. Tarullo began speaking of "horizontalism" and sketching out diagrams of triangles on yellow legal pads to show how the new approach to regulation would look, say people familiar with his approach.

    Battle Inside Fed Rages Over Bank Regulation Jon Hilsenrath 2010

  • Mr. Tarullo began speaking of "horizontalism" and sketching out diagrams of triangles on yellow legal pads to show how the new approach to regulation would look, say people familiar with his approach.

    Battle Inside Fed Rages Over Bank Regulation Jon Hilsenrath 2010

  • Mr. Tarullo began speaking of "horizontalism" and sketching out diagrams of triangles on yellow legal pads to show how the new approach to regulation would look, say people familiar with his approach.

    Battle Inside Fed Rages Over Bank Regulation Jon Hilsenrath 2010

  • Probably the key factor is "horizontalism" which has become the default method of organising.

    The Guardian World News Paul Mason 2011

  • Our relationship consisted greatly of him asking many questions, arguing and disagreeing over 'horizontalism' vs. hierarchy constantly and what constituted

    NOLA Indymedia 2009

  • Our relationship consisted greatly of him asking many questions, arguing and disagreeing over 'horizontalism' vs. hierarchy constantly and what constituted

    NOLA Indymedia 2009

  • Our relationship consisted greatly of him asking many questions, arguing and disagreeing over 'horizontalism' vs. hierarchy constantly and what constituted

    NOLA Indymedia 2009

  • “We must distance ourselves from that coldness, that horizontalism that places man at the center of the liturgical action, and also from the openly egocentric showmanship that our Sunday assemblies are sometimes obliged to witness...”

    Sandro Magister on the French bishops and the Mass of Pius V Argent 2006

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