political theory vs political orientation

political theory and political orientation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
political theory	Yes	No	No	No
political orientation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, political theory and political orientation are synonyms defined as:

political theory and political orientation: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Other synonyms of political theory include ideology.

political theory (noun)	political orientation (noun)
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation	an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation