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insiderism

insiderism noun: the characteristic behavior of insiders.

Noun

insiderism (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic behavior of insiders
    • Weiner and his aides dismissed such talk as idle political insiderism […]2009 January 13, Michael Barbaro, Raymond Hernandez, “Sounding Like a Rival, Weiner Attacks Bloomberg”, in New York Times
  2. Attitudes or behavior which are preferential to insiders

Origin of insiderism

From insider + -ism.

Questions about insiderism

What does insiderism mean?
Insiderism means the characteristic behavior of insiders.
What part of speech is insiderism?
Insiderism is a noun.

Words near insiderism in the dictionary

  1. insider trade
  2. insider trades
  3. insider trading
  4. insiderdom
  5. insiderish
  6. insiderism
  7. insiderly
  8. insiderness
  9. insiders
  10. insidery
  11. insides

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