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expertism

expertism noun: a policy of consulting experts.

Noun

expertism (usually uncountable, plural expertisms)

  1. (usually) A policy of consulting experts.
    • We live under the rule of scientific expertism. The President does not dare send a message to Congress, nor does Congress dare pass a law, without at least going through the motions of consulting scientific experts […]1999, Donald Davidson, Still Rebels, Still Yankees and Other Essays, page 161

Forms of expertism

pluralexpertisms

Origin of expertism

From expert + -ism.

Questions about expertism

What does expertism mean?
Expertism means a policy of consulting experts.
What part of speech is expertism?
Expertism is a noun.
What is the plural of expertism?
The plural of expertism is expertisms.

Words near expertism in the dictionary

  1. experting
  2. expertise
  3. expertised
  4. expertises
  5. expertising
  6. expertism
  7. expertisms
  8. expertize
  9. expertized
  10. expertizes
  11. expertizing

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