单词 | kennedyism |
释义 | Kennedyismn. U.S. Politics. The qualities, policies, or principles of John F. Kennedy or, by extension, the Kennedy family, esp. characterized as those of a charismatic, privileged political elite. Also as a count noun: something said by or attributed to Kennedy. ΚΠ 1961 Philadelphia Tribune 3 Jan. 4/6 (headline) 'Kennedyism' means many bold words, few new laws. 1963 Times 31 Jan. 13 The socialists..have run into the criticism from their own left-wing minority that their anti-reactionary policy is based on Kennedyism instead of Marxism. 1970 M. Decter Liberated Woman & other Americans (1971) 183 Kennedyism is the assertion of the right of those property-endowed—by education, upbringing, leisured high purpose, and yes, by birth if need be—to rule. 1990 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 19 May 73 ‘Kennedyism’ is the term Washington political analysts use to describe the quality a Democrat candidate needs to sweep the party back to the White House. 2003 J. A. Kroth Conspiracy in Camelot i. 8 There were always one or two catch phrases that..seemed gauged to be memorized by the listeners—as if his speech writers wanted Kennedyisms carved in granite. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961 |
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