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Putinism

Putinism proper noun: the political policies of Vladimir Putin; the Russian political system during Putin’s tenure in power.

Proper noun

Putinism

  1. The political policies of Vladimir Putin; the Russian political system during Putin’s tenure in power.
    • Indeed Putinism elided the differences between consensus, centrism and conformity.2004, Cameron Ross, Russian Politics Under Putin, Manchester University Press, page 60
    • Putin may now calculate he can call off the dogs of war, having achieved his aims and able to pocket his gains very cheaply. The Georgia campaign becomes the triumphant climax of Putinism. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/16/georgia.russia12008 August 16, Ian Traynor, “Six days that broke one country - and reshaped the world order”, in The Guardian

Putinism meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Persian

Putinism in Hindi

the political policies of Vladimir Putin
पुतिनवाद putinvād

Putinism in Bengali

the political policies of Vladimir Putin
পুতিনবাদ putinbad, পুতিনিয়ৎ putiniẏot

Putinism in Arabic

the political policies of Vladimir Putin
بُوتِينِيَّة pūtīniyya

Putinism in Persian

the political policies of Vladimir Putin
پوتینیسم putinism
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Putinism in Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa Putin, chủ nghĩa Pu-chin, chủ nghĩa Pu-tin

Examples of Putinism in a sentence

  • And so it was Surkov who in 2004 announced that Putinism, this strange new hybrid of Soviet-type authoritarianism and free-market morals, was based on the concept of ‘sovereign democracy’.2014, Marc Bennetts, Kicking the Kremlin: Russia’s New Dissidents and the Battle to Topple Putin, Oneworld Publications:
  • Since the full invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Putinism — the hyperpersonalist system of rule that Mr.2026 June 2, Michael Kimmage, “Putin Has No Good Way Out of His War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Origin of Putinism

From Putin + -ism.

Questions about Putinism

What does Putinism mean?
Putinism means the political policies of Vladimir Putin; the Russian political system during Putin’s tenure in power.
What is Putinism in Hindi?
Putinism in Hindi is पुतिनवाद (putinvād). See Putinism meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Putinism in a sentence?
And so it was Surkov who in 2004 announced that Putinism, this strange new hybrid of Soviet-type authoritarianism and free-market morals, was based on the concept of ‘sovereign democracy’.
What part of speech is Putinism?
Putinism is a proper noun.

Words near Putinism in the dictionary

  1. putinisation
  2. Putinise
  3. Putinised
  4. Putinises
  5. Putinising
  6. Putinism
  7. Putinist
  8. Putinista
  9. Putinistas
  10. Putinists
  11. Putinite

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