English Explanatory Dictionary

Pournelle chart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chart plotted on two axes — "attitude toward the state" and "attitude toward planned social progress" — used to visualize a person's political philosophy.

Word forms

Pournelle chart Pournelle charts

Etymology

Developed by American science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle in his 1963 dissertation in political science.

Related words

Nolan chart Vosem chart
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