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Merkelism

Merkelism noun: the politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).

Noun

Merkelism (uncountable)

  1. The politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).
    • And the winner is . . . Angela Merkel. After 16 years, Germany’s chancellor is standing down. The nation’s voters are signalling they want to hang on to “Merkelism”.2021 September 9, Philip Stephens, “Europe does not need four more years of ‘Merkelism’”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2021
    • Merkelism is dead, long live Germany.2025 February 23, Lisa Haseldine, “Whatever happens next, Merkelism is finished”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2025

Origin of Merkelism

From Merkel + -ism.

Questions about Merkelism

What does Merkelism mean?
Merkelism means the politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).
What part of speech is Merkelism?
Merkelism is a noun.

Words near Merkelism in the dictionary

  1. Merkel cell
  2. Merkel cells
  3. Merkel-Ranvier cell
  4. Merkel-Ranvier cells
  5. Merkelian
  6. Merkelism
  7. Merkelvellian
  8. Merker
  9. Merkers
  10. Merket
  11. merkhet

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