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Vansittartism|vænˈsɪtɑːtɪz(ə)m|
[f. the name of Robert Gilbert Vansittart (1881–1957), English diplomat + -ism.]
The foreign policy advocated by Sir Robert (later Lord) Vansittart, spec. with regard to the demilitarization of Germany. Also transf.
1941Economist 27 Dec. 778/2 It is against this background that the futility of both Vansittartism and appeasement can best be judged. 1944D. J. Enright in Scrutiny Spring 103 It is a fine thing to see their books published at a time when, among the circles of the learned, a kind of Vansittartism is beginning to pervade the sphere of culture. 1967R. C. D. Jasper George Bell xiv. 261 Bell..had good cause to suspect that the Government had determined upon a policy of treating all Germans alike whether they were Nazis or not... And it was with ‘Vansittartism’ in mind that he wrote a letter to The Sunday Times on 20 January 1941. 1978N. Rose Vansittart xii. 260 A prolonged occupation by the allied forces; the complete destruction of the German army; drastic control of German heavy industry; the total disarmament of Germany; and the re-education of the German people. This was the essence of Vansittartism.
So Vanˈsittartite, a supporter of the policy of Vansittart; also attrib. or as adj.
1942New Statesman 7 Mar. 166/3 Those who were once appeasers and then Vansittartites. 1973R. W. Clark Einstein xxi. 567 His..refusal to budge from an almost Vansittartite approach to Germany. |