continuismo

Spanish

Etymology

From continuo +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontiˈnwismo/ [kõn̪.t̪iˈnwiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: con‧ti‧nuis‧mo

Noun

continuismo m (plural continuismos)

1. continuism (the propensity of heads of state and government at various levels to indefinitely extend their rule by way of reducing or abolishing term limits)
   • 2015 October 21, “Opinión”, in El País‎^[1]:

     El PP tiene su base electoral en la parte alta de la pirámide de edad: su única apuesta posible es el continuismo, especulando con la inseguridad y el miedo.

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Related terms

• continuista

 

Further reading

• “continuismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10