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Goldwaterism

Goldwaterism noun: a political stance associated with the more extreme right-wing positions of Barry Goldwater.

Noun

Goldwaterism (uncountable)

  1. A political stance associated with the more extreme right-wing positions of Barry Goldwater.
    • Yet so many of the neoconservatives who had preached against Goldwaterism when Goldwater was its champion embraced the Goldwaterism of Ronald Reagan.1991, E.J. Dionne, Why Americans Hate Politics: Death of the Democratic Process
    • “We must decide how to use these machines most effectively,” a letter sent to residents noted, “Goldwaterism must be defeated” (Independent Citizens, 17 October 1964).2011, Steven Gregory, Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community, page 72

Origin of Goldwaterism

From Goldwater + -ism.

Questions about Goldwaterism

What does Goldwaterism mean?
Goldwaterism means a political stance associated with the more extreme right-wing positions of Barry Goldwater.
What part of speech is Goldwaterism?
Goldwaterism is a noun.

Words near Goldwaterism in the dictionary

  1. Goldwater
  2. Goldwater Republican
  3. Goldwater Republicans
  4. Goldwater rule
  5. Goldwaterian
  6. Goldwaterism
  7. goldweed
  8. goldweight
  9. goldweights
  10. Goldwire
  11. Goldwires

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