Rovian

English

Alternative forms

• Roveian

Etymology

From Rove +‎ -ian, after Karl Rove.

Adjective

Rovian (comparative more Rovian, superlative most Rovian)

1. Of or pertaining to the political theory that a lie told often enough will be accepted as the truth, and that the truth is no longer relevant to democratic politics.
   • 2010, Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence […] , Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 64:

     There is something called a “Rovian” style of campaigning, and it's meant as an insult. President Barack Obama said many times during the campaign that he wanted to end “the Karl Rove era of politics.”

   • 2016, Dave Eggers, Heroes of the Frontier, Penguin UK, →ISBN:

     The misdeeds were many, and he was known by all who knew him to be a ridiculous man, but this new plan was too much, was Caligulian, Roveian, and she had no obligation to cooperate.