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- noun The domination of a political organization by a boss.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The control of politics by bosses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang, U. S. The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses.
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- noun US (politics) The
domination of apolitical party by a single, powerful person (theboss )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun domination of a political organization by a party boss
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Examples
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were distinct and party feeling was strong, party machinery hardly had an existence; "bossism" was unknown, voting by sections was unheard of.
The South in the olden time, Jabez Lamar Monroe 1901
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Educated in french-speaking Canada and a member of the the influential Brazilian baptist church that was founded with US assistance during the slave trade, Carneiro is the scion of an old school political family that is identified with the bossism laissez-faire political machine implemented by legendary strongman Antonio Carlos Magalhes during the 1950s, an era that Brazilians call Carlismo.
Eric Ehrmann: Carnival Confidential... Rio Governor Emerges From Strikes as Presidential Contender Eric Ehrmann 2012
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While descendants of some-more code brand code brand code brand code brand code brand code brand new immigrants competence conflict with hostility to his views upon restricting serve immigration, his anti-slavery, pro-environment, anti-bossism, pro-reform positions would currently have him utterly gentle with Progressives, otherwise.
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While descendants of some-more code brand code brand code brand code brand code brand code brand new immigrants competence conflict with hostility to his views upon restricting serve immigration, his anti-slavery, pro-environment, anti-bossism, pro-reform positions would currently have him utterly gentle with Progressives, otherwise.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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It is the ultimate in Tammany Hall-style political bossism -- the political earmark that dwarfs all others.
Ernest Istook: "Green Jobs" Cronyism and Cannibalism Ernest Istook 2011
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Educated in french-speaking Canada and a member of the the influential Brazilian baptist church that was founded with US assistance during the slave trade, Carneiro is the scion of an old school political family that is identified with the bossism laissez-faire political machine implemented by legendary strongman Antonio Carlos Magalhes during the 1950s, an era that Brazilians call Carlismo.
Eric Ehrmann: Carnival Confidential... Rio Governor Emerges From Strikes as Presidential Contender Eric Ehrmann 2012
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It is the ultimate in Tammany Hall-style political bossism -- the political earmark that dwarfs all others.
Ernest Istook: "Green Jobs" Cronyism and Cannibalism Ernest Istook 2011
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The whole idea of "super-delegates" is a euphemism for party bossism determining who is nominated.
Who's Winning The Delegate Count? The Networks Differ So Far 2009
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It's just a remake of party bossism and needs to go.
Dem Congressman Walz Endorses Obama Because His Constituents Did, Too 2009
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Despised by reformers, including those within his own party who resented his control, Lorimer practiced a style of politics that critics called "Lorimerism" or "bossism."
Robert Loerzel: When Another Senate Seat Was Up for Sale 2009
qms commented on the word bossism
Mankind in its imperfect wisdom
Builds many a governing system,
But powers entropic
Inhere in this topic
So tending them all toward bossism.
January 23, 2017