Charter/Terms

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We are here met for a political object, and discussion involves political terms, many of which may be unfamiliar to those with predominantly technical backgrounds.

For now, here's a quick glossary of political terms. Anyone with the willingness might work to link these to Wiktionary or other good sources.

Glossary

politics 
"the art of the possible"; how humans organize their communities
convention 
assembly of individuals who meet to establish a charter or other foundation issues; tends to be very large
party 
group within a convention who are agreed on a platform and work together to advance it; usually a large fraction of convention members
caucus 
group within a convention who seek to find a common ground on some issues; often quite small
platform 
political agenda or plan of action
plank 
element, section, or clause of a platform
charter 
foundation document which controls all other documents, rules, and procedures governing a community; sometimes constitution