Trumpism
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A characteristic phrase or statement made by Donald Trump.
""That was just painful," said one Republican official who […] added that the reality is McConnell—and Ryan and every Republican in a leadership position or facing an election challenge—"will be stuck dealing with the latest Trumpism every interview of every day, of every month until November.""
- 1 The philosophy and politics espoused by Donald Trump. uncountable
"What is Trumpism? Or, to put it more tartly, is there a coherent political philosophy underlying his candidacy?...There can be Reaganism without Reagan. There can be no Trumpism without Trump...Trumpism is not so much a theory of government as a celebration of one individual's claimed capacity to govern."
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More examples"What is Trumpism? Or, to put it more tartly, is there a coherent political philosophy underlying his candidacy?...There can be Reaganism without Reagan. There can be no Trumpism without Trump...Trumpism is not so much a theory of government as a celebration of one individual's claimed capacity to govern."
Etymology
From Trump + -ism.
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