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continuism

continuism noun: the practice of serving in office indefinitely by bypassing or abolishing term limits.

Noun

continuism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of serving in office indefinitely by bypassing or abolishing term limits.
    • “The President can go to the elections alone because I'm not going to legalize a fraud of huge proportions in order to maintain continuism,” he added.1974 May 14, “BOYCOTT IS HINTED IN DOMINICAN VOTE”, in The New York Times
    • But being an insider does not necessarily mean “continuism.”2018 May 15, Javier Corrales, “Venezuelans Have No Choice but to Vote”, in The New York Times

Origin of continuism

Calque of Spanish continuismo, equivalent to continue + -ism.

Questions about continuism

What does continuism mean?
Continuism means the practice of serving in office indefinitely by bypassing or abolishing term limits.
What part of speech is continuism?
Continuism is a noun.

Words near continuism in the dictionary

  1. continuing on one's merry way
  2. continuing resolution
  3. continuing resolutions
  4. continuingly
  5. continuings
  6. continuism
  7. continuismo
  8. continuist
  9. continuists
  10. continuities
  11. continuity

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