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Johnsonism

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Etymology

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From Johnson +‎ -ism.

Noun

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Johnsonism (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsonisms)

  1. Synonym of Johnsonianism
  2. (UK politics) The ideology, doctrine and practice of former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
    • 2022 October 14, Tom McTague, “The Liz Truss Travesty Becomes Britain’s Humiliation”, in The Atlantic[1], retrieved 2022-10-15:
      Truss won the race to replace Johnson by presenting herself as both the continuity candidate [] and the new guard who would do away with all the boring bits of Johnsonism, such as raising taxes to pay for things.
  3. (US politics) The ideology, doctrine and practice of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson.