McCarthyiteadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈkɑːθɪʌɪt/, U.S.

/məˈkɑrθɪˌaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McCarthy , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Joseph R. McCarthy (see McCarthyism n.) + -ite suffix¹. Compare McCarthyist adj.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of McCarthy or McCarthyism.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > favouring specific principles or policies

federal1787

anti-federal1788

rep1812

dough-faced1820

republican1854

hunkerish1857

unreconstructed1865

reservationist1919

America First1925

McCarthyite1952

1952 Amer. Hist. Rev. 57 386 The..present period of loyalty and security measures, the Smith Act, McCarthyite ‘witch-hunting’, and certain sensationalist congressional investigations.

1953 N.Y. Times 23 July 20/8 The editorial denounced a House committee investigation of Communistic clergymen... The ‘Daily Worker’ called it ‘the new McCarthyite drive against the integrity and independence of the church’.

1971 Guardian 19 Jan. 10/2 Once people start..wondering about their neighbours, a McCarthyite infection could take hold.

1975 Guardian 25 Nov. 2/7 Peter Nixon, whose portfolios include Interior Affairs and Customs, has appalled many by his McCarthyite accusation of the bland Australian Broadcasting Commission, which he says is run by a ‘nest of pinkoes’ bent on subversion.

1992 N.Y. Times 7 July c15/2 They decided to take some McCarthyite measures to find the leak.

B. n.

A supporter or agent of McCarthy or McCarthyism.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > principles or policies > of specific politician or support for > adherent or supporter of

Washingtonian1789

Clintonian1792

Jeffersonian1799

Jacksonite1819

Jacksonian1824

Williamsite1833

Crokerist1901

Monroeist1901

Wilsonian1921

Wallaceite1948

Nixonite1950

McCarthyite1952

Nixonian1960

Goldwaterite1963

Reaganite1965

Wallaceite1968

McGovernite1972

Reaganaut1980

Clintonite1992

1952 San Francisco Examiner 18 Sept. 3/6 The McCarthyites unquestionably have an appeal, Senator Lehman conceded, since they come before the people as super-patriots.

1954 J. Rorty & M. Decter McCarthy & Communists 118 They are not so much pro- McCarthyites as anti-anti-McCarthyites (opponents of all who oppose McCarthy).

1960 20th Cent. June 578 People who were not active McCarthyites..were none the less sources of strength for him.

1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie vi. 122 In a sense, the Coughlinites are quickly familiar: they have surfaced since as McCarthyites and the Moral Majority, though each time, it seems, a little tamer or at least smoother.

1994 Wanderer (St. Paul, Minnesota) 11 Aug. 4/3 The charge back then was that the McCarthyites were morally debased.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mccarthyite
释义	McCarthyiteadj.n. Brit. /məˈkɑːθɪʌɪt/, U.S. /məˈkɑrθɪˌaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McCarthy , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Joseph R. McCarthy (see McCarthyism n.) + -ite suffix¹. Compare McCarthyist adj. A. adj. Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of McCarthy or McCarthyism. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > favouring specific principles or policies federal1787 anti-federal1788 rep1812 dough-faced1820 republican1854 hunkerish1857 unreconstructed1865 reservationist1919 America First1925 McCarthyite1952 1952 Amer. Hist. Rev. 57 386 The..present period of loyalty and security measures, the Smith Act, McCarthyite ‘witch-hunting’, and certain sensationalist congressional investigations. 1953 N.Y. Times 23 July 20/8 The editorial denounced a House committee investigation of Communistic clergymen... The ‘Daily Worker’ called it ‘the new McCarthyite drive against the integrity and independence of the church’. 1971 Guardian 19 Jan. 10/2 Once people start..wondering about their neighbours, a McCarthyite infection could take hold. 1975 Guardian 25 Nov. 2/7 Peter Nixon, whose portfolios include Interior Affairs and Customs, has appalled many by his McCarthyite accusation of the bland Australian Broadcasting Commission, which he says is run by a ‘nest of pinkoes’ bent on subversion. 1992 N.Y. Times 7 July c15/2 They decided to take some McCarthyite measures to find the leak. B. n. A supporter or agent of McCarthy or McCarthyism. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > principles or policies > of specific politician or support for > adherent or supporter of Washingtonian1789 Clintonian1792 Jeffersonian1799 Jacksonite1819 Jacksonian1824 Williamsite1833 Crokerist1901 Monroeist1901 Wilsonian1921 Wallaceite1948 Nixonite1950 McCarthyite1952 Nixonian1960 Goldwaterite1963 Reaganite1965 Wallaceite1968 McGovernite1972 Reaganaut1980 Clintonite1992 1952 San Francisco Examiner 18 Sept. 3/6 The McCarthyites unquestionably have an appeal, Senator Lehman conceded, since they come before the people as super-patriots. 1954 J. Rorty & M. Decter McCarthy & Communists 118 They are not so much pro- McCarthyites as anti-anti-McCarthyites (opponents of all who oppose McCarthy). 1960 20th Cent. June 578 People who were not active McCarthyites..were none the less sources of strength for him. 1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie vi. 122 In a sense, the Coughlinites are quickly familiar: they have surfaced since as McCarthyites and the Moral Majority, though each time, it seems, a little tamer or at least smoother. 1994 Wanderer (St. Paul, Minnesota) 11 Aug. 4/3 The charge back then was that the McCarthyites were morally debased. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1952
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