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Mc·Car·thy·ism

(mə-kär′thē-ĭz′əm)

1. The practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence.

2. The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition.

[After Joseph Raymond McCarthy.]

Mc·Car′thy·ist n.

McCarthyism

(məˈkɑːθɪˌɪzəm)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the practice of making unsubstantiated accusations of disloyalty or Communist leanings

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the use of unsupported accusations for any purpose

[C20: after Joseph McCarthy]

McˈCarthyite n, adj

Mc•Car•thy•ism

(məˈkɑr θiˌɪz əm)

n.

the use of unsubstantiated accusations or unfair investigative techniques in an attempt to expose disloyalty or subversion.

[1950, Amer.; after J. R. McCarthy; see -ism]

Mc•Car′thy•ite`, n.

McCarthyism

1. U.S. the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, often unsupported or based on doubtful evidence.
2. any attempt to restrict political criticism or individual dissent by claiming it to be unpatriotic or pro-Communist.

McCarthyism

[məˈkɑːθɪɪzəm] N (US) (Pol) → macartismo m

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