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bossism

bossism noun: the domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss).

Noun

bossism (usually uncountable, plural bossisms)

  1. (US, usually) The domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss)

Forms of bossism

pluralbossisms

Origin of bossism

From boss + -ism.

Questions about bossism

What does bossism mean?
Bossism means the domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss).
What part of speech is bossism?
Bossism is a noun.
What is the plural of bossism?
The plural of bossism is bossisms.

Words near bossism in the dictionary

  1. bossing up
  2. bossings
  3. Bossington
  4. Bossis
  5. bossish
  6. bossism
  7. bossisms
  8. Bossku
  9. bossladies
  10. bosslady
  11. Bossler

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