de-Baathification
de-Baathification noun: the policy of removing Baath party members from Iraqi government positions following the fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Noun
de-Baathification (uncountable)
- The policy of removing Baath party members from Iraqi government positions following the fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
- From informing the Bush administration that Iraqis would welcome U.S. troops with flowers to urging a methodical and comprehensive de-Baathification program under which tens of thousands of people lost their jobs through guilt by association, she said, the errors in the exiles' counsel only mounted...2006, Anthony Shadid, Night draws near: Iraq's people in the shadow of America's war, page 322
- Mr Maliki has worsened the situation by allowing and encouraging purges of Iraqi politicians in the name of de-Baathification and largely discontinuing the US-initiated policy of working with Sunni tribal leaders and their militias - the so-called Sons of Iraq - to isolate al-Qaeda.2014 January 4, Marina Ottaway, “Analysis: Anbar violence goes beyond sectarian conflict in Iraq”, in BBC News
Forms of de-Baathification
| alternative form | de-Ba'thification |
|---|---|
| alternative form | de-Baʻthification |
| alternative form | de-Ba'athification |
| alternative form | deba'athification |
| alternative form | de-Bathification |
| alternative form | debathification |
Origin of de-Baathification
From de- + Baath + -ification. Modeled on denazification, a similar concept employed against the conquered Nazi government following the Second World War.
Words that rhyme with de-Baathification
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- population
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- reconciliation
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- situation
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- vindication
- accumulation
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- appropriation
Questions about de-Baathification
- What does de-Baathification mean?
- De-Baathification means the policy of removing Baath party members from Iraqi government positions following the fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
- What part of speech is de-Baathification?
- De-Baathification is a noun.
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