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Definition of bossism in English: bossismnoun ˈbɒsɪz(ə)mˈbäs- mass nounUS A situation whereby a political party is controlled by party managers. Example sentencesExamples - To say that people ought not run and that people ought to get out of this race is bossism that belongs in the other party.
- He represents the greatest danger the Republicans face, bossism.
- Nigeria's PDP doesn't have similar grass roots or internal democratic mechanisms, but at least on this one issue, its factionalism and local bossism have had a similar effect.
- The monopoly in politics, or bossism, may possibly be abolished by direct legislation or by proportional representation.
- Lincoln Steffens's magnificent book, The Shame of the Cities, denounced the bossism and corruption of early twentieth-century American cities.
Definition of bossism in US English: bossismnounˈbäs- US A situation in which a political party is controlled by party managers. Example sentencesExamples - To say that people ought not run and that people ought to get out of this race is bossism that belongs in the other party.
- The monopoly in politics, or bossism, may possibly be abolished by direct legislation or by proportional representation.
- He represents the greatest danger the Republicans face, bossism.
- Lincoln Steffens's magnificent book, The Shame of the Cities, denounced the bossism and corruption of early twentieth-century American cities.
- Nigeria's PDP doesn't have similar grass roots or internal democratic mechanisms, but at least on this one issue, its factionalism and local bossism have had a similar effect.
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