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Rovian

Rovian adjective: of or pertaining to the political theory that a lie told often enough will be accepted as the truth, and that the truth is no longer relevant to democratic politics.

Adjective

Rovian (comparative more Rovian, superlative most Rovian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the political theory that a lie told often enough will be accepted as the truth, and that the truth is no longer relevant to democratic politics.
    • There is something called a “Rovian” style of campaigning, and it's meant as an insult. President Barack Obama said many times during the campaign that he wanted to end “the Karl Rove era of politics.”2010, Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence […] , Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 64
    • The misdeeds were many, and he was known by all who knew him to be a ridiculous man, but this new plan was too much, was Caligulian, Roveian, and she had no obligation to cooperate.2016, Dave Eggers, Heroes of the Frontier, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Forms of Rovian

comparativemore Rovian
superlativemost Rovian
alternative formRoveian

Origin of Rovian

From Rove + -ian, after Karl Rove.

Questions about Rovian

What does Rovian mean?
Rovian means of or pertaining to the political theory that a lie told often enough will be accepted as the truth, and that the truth is no longer relevant to democratic politics.
What part of speech is Rovian?
Rovian is an adjective.

Words near Rovian in the dictionary

  1. Rovereto
  2. rovers
  3. roves
  4. rovest
  5. roveth
  6. Rovian
  7. rovibrational
  8. rovibrationally
  9. rovibronic
  10. Rovignese
  11. Rovigno

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