Peronist
adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A supporter of Juan Perón and/or Eva Perón and/or their regime.
- 2 An adherent of modern-day Peronism, including any of the political parties that identify themselves as such.
- 1 Of or pertaining to Juan Perón or his regime.
"In a last frantic move, the Peronist government again turned to a stringent stabilization plan (i.e. another 100 per cent peso devaluation, 90 per cent increases in publicly-controlled prices, coupled with a meagre 20 per cent increase in nominal wages). [...] Some idea of this incredibly rapid 'Weimarization' of Argentine politics can be gleaned from an extrapolation of the first quarter's inflation to a 3,000 per cent annual rate. Using the March figure, the same calculation yields a fantastic 17,000 per cent annual rate."
- 2 Adhering to or describing modern-day Peronism, including any of the political parties that self-identify as such.
"In suburban Buenos Aires, Milei’s Peronist rival, the finance minister, Sergio Massa, asked factory workers for support despite the slump his government has overseen, with 40% of Argentina’s 47 million citizens living in poverty amid triple-digit inflation."
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More examples"In a last frantic move, the Peronist government again turned to a stringent stabilization plan (i.e. another 100 per cent peso devaluation, 90 per cent increases in publicly-controlled prices, coupled with a meagre 20 per cent increase in nominal wages). [...] Some idea of this incredibly rapid 'Weimarization' of Argentine politics can be gleaned from an extrapolation of the first quarter's inflation to a 3,000 per cent annual rate. Using the March figure, the same calculation yields a fantastic 17,000 per cent annual rate."
Etymology
From Peron (“Juan Perón”) + -ist.
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