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Corbynism

Corbynism noun: the political philosophy exemplified by Jeremy Corbyn of the British Labour Party, characterised by antiausterity and renationalization policies.

Noun

Corbynism (uncountable)

  1. (UK) The political philosophy exemplified by Jeremy Corbyn of the British Labour Party, characterised by antiausterity and renationalization policies.
    • Two accounts of Corbynism – by journalists Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire and the Guardian’s Owen Jones – unpick Labour’s rapid descent from the optimism of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’ to landslide defeat at the polls[.]2020 September 13, John Harris, “Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn; This Land: The Story of a Movement - review”, in The Observer, →ISSN
    • Corbynism was as hopeful as it was hopeless. From his 2015 leadership election victory to the following general election, it offered a screen on to which people, tired of both technocratic and insipid New Labour wannabies and austerity, projected their hopes and fears. People queued round the block...2022 June 8, Neal Lawson, “Keir Starmer, you have a golden opportunity. Now try a bit of Corbynism”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of Corbynism

From Corbyn + -ism.

Questions about Corbynism

What does Corbynism mean?
Corbynism means the political philosophy exemplified by Jeremy Corbyn of the British Labour Party, characterised by antiausterity and renationalization policies.
What part of speech is Corbynism?
Corbynism is a noun.

Words near Corbynism in the dictionary

  1. Corbusian
  2. Corbusierian
  3. corby
  4. Corby Glen
  5. Corbyn
  6. Corbynism
  7. Corbynista
  8. Corbynistas
  9. Corbynite
  10. Corbynites
  11. Corbynization

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