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Carterization

Carterization noun: the act or state of becoming like the presidency of Jimmy Carter, especially in relation to perceived ineffectiveness or unreliability.

Noun

Carterization (uncountable)

  1. The act or state of becoming like the presidency of Jimmy Carter, especially in relation to perceived ineffectiveness or unreliability.
    • They set a prolongation of what is happening on the economic scene as the key to restoration from their fall from political grace that resulted during the four-year Carterization of American economic stability.1982, Paper Trade Journal, volume 166, numbers 13-24, page 11
    • This, however, could lead to an even greater loss of prestige——to "Carterization," to use the now fashionable definition of an indecisive president with an unreliable policy.1982, USSR Report: USA, economics, politics, ideology, numbers 4-6, page 48

Origin of Carterization

From Carter + -ization.

Questions about Carterization

What does Carterization mean?
Carterization means the act or state of becoming like the presidency of Jimmy Carter, especially in relation to perceived ineffectiveness or unreliability.
What part of speech is Carterization?
Carterization is a noun.

Words near Carterization in the dictionary

  1. Carteresque
  2. Carteret
  3. Carteret County
  4. Carterian
  5. Carterism
  6. Carterization
  7. Carterize
  8. Carterized
  9. Carterizes
  10. Carterizing
  11. carterly

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