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Obamunism

Obamunism proper noun: the economic or political policies of the Obama administration, viewed as socialism, communism, or government overreach.

Proper noun

Obamunism

  1. (derogatory, neologism) The economic or political policies of the Obama administration, viewed as socialism, communism, or government overreach.
    • Both are interesting choices as poster children for corporate American promoters of Obamunism.2010, Chris Horner, Power Grab: How Obama's Green Policies Will Steal Your Freedom and Bankrupt America, page 142
    • More recently, Patrick Michaels, a longtime critic of climate science and policy scholar at the Cato Institute, criticized plans for a cap and trade system to control greenhouse gases as “Obamunism.”2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming, page 253

Origin of Obamunism

Blend of Obama + communism.

Questions about Obamunism

What does Obamunism mean?
Obamunism means the economic or political policies of the Obama administration, viewed as socialism, communism, or government overreach.
What part of speech is Obamunism?
Obamunism is a proper noun.

Words near Obamunism in the dictionary

  1. Obamites
  2. Obamitis
  3. Obamna
  4. Obamology
  5. Obamsawin
  6. Obamunism
  7. Obamunist
  8. Obamunists
  9. oban
  10. Obando
  11. obang

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