Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The theory or practice of forming coalitions, especially of political groups or factions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
fusion , 4.
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- noun The political practice, principle or theory of forming
groups , offusion .
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Examples
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Then the fusionist has a problem on his hands if his main case for fusionism is that the market fosters virtue.
Feser’s on Stun 2007
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Then the fusionist has a problem on his hands if his main case for fusionism is that the market fosters virtue.
Confusionism 2007
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But as it stands, this particular defense of fusionism is superficial.
Confusionism 2007
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My own optimism about the potential for a “liberaltarian” fusionism is pretty limited, but not because I think Mike Gravel is a good test case.
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The conference centered on Meyer's political philosophy of "fusionism" -- a blend of libertarian politics and traditionalist conservative philosophy that helped shape the post-War conservative movement.
Official Song of the Althouse/Goldberg Diavlog. Ann Althouse 2006
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Bill Buckley embodied the idea of fusionism - of bringing together the different strains of conservatism.
Home/News 2010
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Historians of conservatism should make this as central a part of their inquiries as how the exact equipoise of Buckleyan "fusionism" was eventually arrived at.
Rick Perlstein: 'I Didn't Like Nixon Until Watergate': The Conservative Movement Now 2008
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In part 13, we considered the rise of conservative "fusionism" that was engineered by the late, William F. Buckley Jr. and his team in the late 50's and early 60's.
Latest Articles 2009
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In part 13, we considered the rise of conservative "fusionism" that was engineered by the late, William F. Buckley Jr. and his team in the late 50's and early 60's.
RenewAmerica 2009
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Interested readers might want to check out the Volokh Conspiracy's earlier extended discussion of "fusionism" (as the libertarian-conservative coalition was traditionally known) back in 2006.
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