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counterradicalism

counterradicalism noun: counterradical policies generally.

Noun

counterradicalism (uncountable)

  1. Counterradical policies generally.
    • Apparently Hoover survived the purge both because of his expertise in counterradicalism and by convincing Palmer, through Garvan, that he was not an "O'Briari man."1992, Curt Gentry, J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets, page 76
    • By the time he had participated in the Belgian relief, by the time he had observed the excesses of counterradicalism during the Red Scare […]1993, James D. Calder, The Origins and Development of Federal Crime Control Policy

Origin of counterradicalism

From counter- + radicalism.

Questions about counterradicalism

What does counterradicalism mean?
Counterradicalism means counterradical policies generally.
What part of speech is counterradicalism?
Counterradicalism is a noun.

Words near counterradicalism in the dictionary

  1. counterquestioning
  2. counterquestions
  3. counterquip
  4. counterquips
  5. counterradical
  6. counterradicalism
  7. counterradicals
  8. counterraid
  9. counterraided
  10. counterraiding
  11. counterraids

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