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单词 bossism
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bossism

[ baw-siz-uhm, bos-iz- ]
/ ˈbɔ sɪz əm, ˈbɒs ɪz- /

noun

control by bosses, especially political bosses.

Origin of bossism

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; boss1 + -ism

Words nearby bossism

bosselated, bosset, bosseyed, Bossier City, bossing, bossism, bossman, boss screen, Bossuet, bossy, bosthoon
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Example sentences from the Web for bossism

  • But no one ever resented the old warrior's genial "bossism."

    Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman.|W. Fletcher Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for bossism

bossism
/ (ˈbɒsˌɪzəm) /

noun

US the domination or the system of domination of political organizations by bosses
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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