Politicism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A political utterance.

    "[…] he had been spouting ill-considered politicisms the previous evening yet now, contrariwise, he was silent."

  2. 2
    The theory that political factors dominate over others. derogatory, usually

    "Politicism is the view that all human endeavors are power struggles. Thus, according to Michel Foucault, even art would be cultivated for the sake of power."

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"[…] he had been spouting ill-considered politicisms the previous evening yet now, contrariwise, he was silent."

Etymology

From politic + -ism.

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