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austeritarianism

austeritarianism noun: advocacy for, or enactment of, authoritarian forms of austerity.

Noun

austeritarianism (uncountable)

  1. Advocacy for, or enactment of, authoritarian forms of austerity.
    • The ultimate question is this: can mass protest overcome austeritarianism?2015, Richard Hyman, “Austeritarianism in Europe: What Options for Resistance?”, in David Natali, Bart Vanhercke, editors, Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2015, European Trade...
    • In Wisconsin, the attack on collective bargaining was the epitome of austeritarianism: Though Walker argued that Act 10 would save the state billions, it is hard to argue that collective bargaining itself had a price tag the same way health insurance or a pension plan did.2016, Sarah Jaffe, “The Fight Against Austerity Started Here”, in The Nation

Questions about austeritarianism

What does austeritarianism mean?
Austeritarianism means advocacy for, or enactment of, authoritarian forms of austerity.
What part of speech is austeritarianism?
Austeritarianism is a noun.

Words near austeritarianism in the dictionary

  1. austerest
  2. austerian
  3. austerianism
  4. austerians
  5. austeritarian
  6. austeritarianism
  7. austeritarians
  8. austerities
  9. austerity
  10. Austerlitz
  11. Austhorpe

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