Chavism

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being a chav uncountable
  2. 2
    Chavismo; the left-wing populist ideology of Venezuela's Hugo Chávez. uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From chav + -ism.

Etymology 2

From Chavez (“Hugo Chávez”) + -ism.

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