| 释义 |
bossism U.S.|ˈbɒsɪz(ə)m|
[f. boss n.6 + -ism.]
The system in which political parties are controlled by ‘bosses’ or ‘wire-pullers’.
1881Scribner's Mag. Aug. 616 The event shows also that the days of ‘bossism’ are closing. 1883American VI. 88 If Bossism and Hubbellism were found..to be still the potential forces. |