Castroismn.
/ˈkastrəʊɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈkæstrəˌwɪzəm/ The political principles or actions of Fidel Castro Ruz (1927–), Cuban statesman, or of his adherents or imitators. Cf. Fidelism n.
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Fidelism1959
Castroism1960
1960 U.S. News & World Rep. 14 Nov. 60/3 Three members of the International Staff of ‘U.S. News and World Report’ have just completed an on-the-spot survey of Castroism in the Caribbean.
1961 W. Benton Voice Latin Amer. iv. 132 More than 400 members of the..faculty have been fired, many of them..because they lacked sufficient enthusiasm for Castroism.
1962 Times 12 Jan. 11/6 The bugbear..of Mexican Castroism.
Derivatives
ˈCastroist n. an adherent of Castroism.
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1961 Daily Tel. 28 Aug. 10/2 They must be, it seems, either Castroist and pro-Communist, or reactionary and fostered by Washington.
ˈCastroite adj. and n.
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Fidelist1961
Castroite1963
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Fidelista1960
Castroite1963
1963 Economist 4 May 425/2 Some form of Castroite uprising.
1964 New Statesman 17 Apr. 587/3 The [Mexican] left came to regard him [sc. de Gaulle] almost as a Castroite.
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