n. National spirit or aspirations; devotion to the nation; desire for national unity, independence, or prosperity.n. Specifically, in Ireland, the political program of the party that agitates for more or less complete separation from Great Britain.n. An idiom or a phrase peculiar to a mation; a national trait or peculiarity.n. The conduct of all business by the public for the benefit of the public; the substitution of public for private control of all business.