Schmittian
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A follower of the ideas of Carl Schmitt.
"Trump may be a Schmittian by instinct and aspiration, but he’s a fair-weather Schmittian only. A true authoritarian, confronted by limits on his power, might have ripped through them in service of establishing his authority."
- 1 Of, or related to political theorist Carl Schmitt (1888–1985) or his theories. not-comparable
"That China has gotten rid of the virus, which President Donald Trump called “the invisible enemy,” while the United States remains hobbled by it, is portrayed among Chinese statists as a triumph for the Schmittian worldview."
Example
More examples"That China has gotten rid of the virus, which President Donald Trump called “the invisible enemy,” while the United States remains hobbled by it, is portrayed among Chinese statists as a triumph for the Schmittian worldview."
Etymology
From Schmitt + -ian.
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