Hooverianadj.n.

Brit.

/huːˈvɪərɪən/, U.S.

/huˈvɛriən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Hoover , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Herbert C. Hoover (1874–1964), U.S. Republican politician, and 31st President of the United States 1929–33 + -ian suffix.

U.S. Politics.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Herbert Hoover or the policies of his administration, esp. with reference to his Republican emphasis on the importance of local autonomy, private sector enterprise, and individual effort as a means of combating national problems.Quot. 1917 refers to Hoover's time as head of the U.S. Food Administration during the First World War (1914–18) when he encouraged people to avoid eating certain foods so they could be used for soldier's rations.

ΚΠ

1917 Bostonia June 89 The Hospitality Committee, served a delightful Hooverian tea.

1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 122/2 The Hooverian activities, in the days before the war, as a promoter of mine stocks.

1945 A. L. Guérard Europe Free & United x. 197 In France the financial resources of the realm were farmed out to the highest bidder... It was a Hooverian Utopia.

1973 Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 4 214 The Missouri senator's voting record on relief and welfare measures approximated a Hooverian ideological position..[in] identifying relief as an essentially local responsibility.

1998 D. M. Hart Forged Consensus ii. 61 The associative ideal, a Hooverian legacy that Congress was able to draw on when it periodically devised new programs for government-industry-academic technology partnerships.

2006 New Yorker 29 May 62/3 We could be seeing in George W. Bush, a Hooverian Presidency.

B. n.

A supporter or adherent of Herbert Hoover or his policies.

ΚΠ

1928 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 56 It [sc. the Smith-for-President club] has been a militant organization..getting up debates with astonished Hooverians.

1955 L. Hartz Liberal Trad. in Amer. vi. x. 265 The Marxists were close to the Hooverians, for both were trying to impose on the experimentalism of the New Deal.

1991 Technol. & Culture 32 1090 Used by Hooverians such as Bush, it [sc. the myth of the frontier] formed a conservative dialect that stressed competition.

2000 P. D. Reagan Designing New Amer. Epil. 235 The same thing had also happened in the 1920s after the dismantling of Great War mobilization agencies staffed by Wilsonians and Hooverians.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hooverian
释义	Hooverianadj.n. Brit. /huːˈvɪərɪən/, U.S. /huˈvɛriən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Hoover , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Herbert C. Hoover (1874–1964), U.S. Republican politician, and 31st President of the United States 1929–33 + -ian suffix. U.S. Politics. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Herbert Hoover or the policies of his administration, esp. with reference to his Republican emphasis on the importance of local autonomy, private sector enterprise, and individual effort as a means of combating national problems.Quot. 1917 refers to Hoover's time as head of the U.S. Food Administration during the First World War (1914–18) when he encouraged people to avoid eating certain foods so they could be used for soldier's rations. ΚΠ 1917 Bostonia June 89 The Hospitality Committee, served a delightful Hooverian tea. 1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 122/2 The Hooverian activities, in the days before the war, as a promoter of mine stocks. 1945 A. L. Guérard Europe Free & United x. 197 In France the financial resources of the realm were farmed out to the highest bidder... It was a Hooverian Utopia. 1973 Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 4 214 The Missouri senator's voting record on relief and welfare measures approximated a Hooverian ideological position..[in] identifying relief as an essentially local responsibility. 1998 D. M. Hart Forged Consensus ii. 61 The associative ideal, a Hooverian legacy that Congress was able to draw on when it periodically devised new programs for government-industry-academic technology partnerships. 2006 New Yorker 29 May 62/3 We could be seeing in George W. Bush, a Hooverian Presidency. B. n. A supporter or adherent of Herbert Hoover or his policies. ΚΠ 1928 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 56 It [sc. the Smith-for-President club] has been a militant organization..getting up debates with astonished Hooverians. 1955 L. Hartz Liberal Trad. in Amer. vi. x. 265 The Marxists were close to the Hooverians, for both were trying to impose on the experimentalism of the New Deal. 1991 Technol. & Culture 32 1090 Used by Hooverians such as Bush, it [sc. the myth of the frontier] formed a conservative dialect that stressed competition. 2000 P. D. Reagan Designing New Amer. Epil. 235 The same thing had also happened in the 1920s after the dismantling of Great War mobilization agencies staffed by Wilsonians and Hooverians. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1917
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