Below is an in-progress list of terms commonly used and the definitions I apply to them on the site. If I have made an error, I would very much appreciate any constructive criticisms to improve my understanding.

aggression — an act (or an objectively provable impending threat) to initiate the use of coercion

agorism — an ideology asserting that the practical application of libertarianism is by means of counter-economics

altruism — a code of ethics which states the welfare of others is the standard of an individual’s own value and an individual’s sacrifice as his or her greatest virtue

anarchy — the condition of a society without a dominant political institution enforcing certain rules of conduct within a given geographical area

anarchism — an opposition to political authority; a belief that the abolition of the state and all other political hierarchies are an indispensable condition for complete (political) liberty

autarchy — a society in which each individual rules him- or herself and no other

authority — the obedience commanded by one’s will; the right to command obedience

authoritarianism — a belief that someone is ethically or politically superior because he or she has such authority

autistic — involving only one individual

autonomy — the condition of being beyond external control

axiom — an irreducible statement that one assumes true in the very act of trying to refute it

bureaucrat — an employee whose actions are governed by rules or laws established by a higher authority

capitalism — a social system of individual rights, including property rights, in which the factors of production are furnished privately

capitalism, laissez-faire — a capitalist system in which individual rights are fully upheld

catallactic competition — a market economy wherein each participant strives to excel in one particular trade or skill to satisfy the desires of others for monetary gain

coercion — an act by an individual against the will or without the permission of another human being with respect to that which the human being has rightful control, such as his or her body or property

collectivism — a belief that an individual exists to serve the well-being of a group or that political autonomy (or sovereignty) rests in a group to which he or she identifies

collectivist anarchism — a stateless society whereby the means of production are owned and operated collectively

common good, the — the collectivist premise of mistaking the metaphorical concept of society as a rational, volition being

conflationism, left — the criticism of corporate power and plutocracy as if they were the consequences of a genuine free market

conflationism, right — the praise of the virtues of a free market as though they constituted a justification for past and continued government-provided privilege

consensual crime — an arbitrary dictate to violently punish mutually consensual acts

constitutionalist — one who believes government is just to the extent that it strictly adheres to its constitution

conventional politics — traditional means of trying to reform the poltical system (i.e., electoral politics, lobbying and petitioning)

counter-economics — the practice of participating in consensual economic activities prohibited by the state

citizen — an individual who owes allegiance to a government in exchange for an obligation of protection by the government

crime — a violation of an individual’s liberty

de facto — in fact; in reality

deflation — a large decrease in the quantity of money in the economy, which results in an increase in the purchasing power of a monetary unit

de jure — by law; by decree

direct action — actions that sidestep regulations and representation to accomplish goals directly (i.e., agorism, mutual aid, education, strikes, and boycotts)

economics — the science of discovering the meaning and consequences of purposeful human action with respect to (scarce) resources

electoral politics — seeking to achieve political goals by campaigning to elect favorable candidates for political office

entreprenuer — one who acts to achieve a more desirable future situation than he or she thought possible by taking another action or no action at all; the first recipient of a profit or a loss of an economic action

epistemology — the theoretical science concerned with the discover, method, and validity of human knowledge

ethics — a branch of philosophy that studies the proper course of action for human beings

faith — the acceptance of a belief that lacks empirical evidence of its validity or (more often) the acceptance of a belief in something in spite of the available empirical evidence

force — see “coercion”

free market — the metaphorical venue for the consensually regulated exchange of goods and services

government — the individuals and their actions as representatives of the state

human nature — the distinguishable characteristic of a distinct being with a volitional consciousness who possess the faculty of reason

ideology — a set of beliefs

individual — a natural person, his or her rightful agent or agents, or a voluntary group of individuals and their rightful agent or agents

individualism — the belief that individuals retain the highest political autonomy within society or that each individual has values of his or her own, which he or she is entitled to consensually achieve and maintain

individualist anarchism — the belief that the benefits of a stateless society can be most effectively attained by emphasizing individual autonomy

inflation —  a large or steady increase in the quantity of money in the economy, which results in a decrease in the purchasing power of a monetary unit

injustice — not treating others as their actions reflect they deserve to be treated

justice — the absence of injustice; that act of giving one his or her due

laws of logic — conceptual integrations that describe existence as a conceptual whole

libertarian — one who support the maximum possible protection of individual liberty

liberty — the absence of coercion; the independent exercise of one’s judgement in a social context

logic — the language, method and process employed to guide reason within a given field or situation

market anarchy — an anarchic social system whereby justice and defensive services are provided by privately owned enterprises

materialism — the belief that all of existence is ultimately reducible to matter

minarchism — a social system whereby the only purported role of the state is the defensive protection of individual rights

mixed economy — an economic system enforced by a state that contains elements of a market economy and a command economy

moral knowledge — a grasp of the facts of reality that relate to the requirements of human life

moral value — a fact in relation to the requirements for life (The decision to live makes all other choices possible, so an individual’s life must be his or her ultimate value if he or she chooses to live.)

morality — see “ethics”

morally proper — that which is necessary to serve an individual’s ultimate end, which is an individual’s own life

mutualism — a social system in which ownership is distributed based on one’s use of a property

natural law — the application of the principle of natural rights based on the the universal, constant, discoverable, and tangible nature of human beings

natural rights — a social theory which prescribes the congruent necessary condition (the absence of aggression) for individuals to most beneficially cooperate with others in society

non-aggression principle — a ethical principle which states that the initiation of force as inherently illegitimate but which makes no value claim on retaliatory force

non-violent crime — see “consensual crime”

ownership — the rightful control of an object one values

peace — the widespread absence of coercion from society

politics — the branch of philosophy that studies the principles by which an individual ought to function with respect to others

power — the capacity to bring about one’s goal

power, economic — power exercised by economic means

power, political — power exorcized by political means

power, social — power exorcized by social means

pragmatism — the belief that principles are valid to the extent they can be applied to achieve a stated end

praxiology — the general theoretical science of discovering the meaning and consequences of purposeful human action

profit — the net gain of contemplated human action

property — the ownable means of producing values

reason — the faculty that identifies and integrates the material provided by man’s senses, allowing him to become a conceptual being

retaliatory force — the use of force to defend against an initiation of coercion

right — a moral principle defining and sanctioning a man’s freedom of action in a social context

rightful control — the ability to use in any way an object one produces or trades for

social contract (compact) — a purportedly implicit agreement by individuals in society that obliges them to commit certain obligations

socialism — a social system in which rights are vested into society as a whole

society — peaceful cooperation among a large group of individuals

state, the — a dominant political institution with the sole authority of enforcing certain rules of conduct within a given geographical area

stateless society — a society without a state

statism — the believe that sovereignty (or political autonomy) rests in the state or that individuals exist to serve the well-being of the state

trade — the voluntary act of exchanging ownership rights

value — that which one acts to gain or keep; goal

value, life-promoting — facts as it relates to the requirements for human life

valuable — the magnitude to which a value contributes to one’s ultimate value

vice — a seemingly immoral act which does not violate the rights of another individual