Wilsonism

[wil-suh-niz-uh m] /ˈwɪl səˌnɪz əm/

noun

the theories, methods, or practices of Woodrow Wilson.

Also, Wilsonianism

[wil-soh-nee-uh-niz-uh m] /wɪlˈsoʊ ni əˌnɪz əm/ (Show IPA).

Origin of Wilsonism

Wilson + -ism

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Wilsonism and Weimarism are both out of date and off the mark.

The New Germany George Young
The Republican party in 1920 was an agglomeration of minorities, held together by no better binder than the negation of Wilsonism.

Behind the Mirrors Clinton W. Gilbert

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