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Peronism

Peronism noun: the eclectic political ideology attributed to the former Argentine leaders Juan Perón and Eva Duarte de Perón, combining populism, nationalism and state intervention, but originally chiefly centred on their personalities.

Noun

Peronism (uncountable)

  1. The eclectic political ideology attributed to the former Argentine leaders Juan Perón and Eva Duarte de Perón, combining populism, nationalism and state intervention, but originally chiefly centred on their personalities.

Forms of Peronism

alternative formPerónism

Origin of Peronism

From Peron (“Juan Perón”) + -ism.

Questions about Peronism

What does Peronism mean?
Peronism means the eclectic political ideology attributed to the former Argentine leaders Juan Perón and Eva Duarte de Perón, combining populism, nationalism and state intervention, but originally chiefly centred on their personalities.
What part of speech is Peronism?
Peronism is a noun.

Words near Peronism in the dictionary

  1. peroneum
  2. peroneus
  3. peroneus brevis
  4. peroneus longus
  5. peroneus tertius
  6. Peronism
  7. Peronist
  8. Peronists
  9. Peronne
  10. peronosporaceous
  11. peronosporale

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