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单词 kennedyism
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Kennedyismn.

Brit. /ˈkɛnᵻdɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈkɛnədiˌɪzəm/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Kennedy , -ism suffix.
Etymology: < the name of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (see Kennedyesque adj.) + -ism suffix.
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.
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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 73Kennedyism’ 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).
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