Baath
noun
a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
Baath
American
[bah-ahth]
/ ˈbɑ ɑθ /
Or
Baʿath,
noun
Ba'ath
British
/ bɑːˈɑːθ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Baath
From the Arabic word baʿath literally, renaissance
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A strike hit the headquarters of the Baath political party in the densely populated Ras al-Naba neighbourhood on Sunday, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
Sham FM, a pro-government radio station, also reported the strike in Baath.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
The forensic efforts are complemented by archivists studying stacks of documents from Saddam's Baath Party, which was disbanded after his overthrow, for the names of missing persons yet to be identified.
From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023
Economic development was hindered by the country’s turbulent history, neglect by the Baath party regime since the 1980s, then later by wars and sanctions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2022
And then there were the former Baath party officials and Sunni commanders and soldiers of Saddam's army.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022
When Hussein was deposed in Iraq, the military officers, Ba’ath Party loyalists and regime-tied sycophants who ruled the roost for nearly a quarter-century were forced to make do with an entirely new situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Meanwhile, Lebanese newspaper Nida al-Watan reports that Mamlouk was smuggled across the border and into the Lebanese capital Beirut by Hezbollah - a long-time ally of Syria's Ba'ath government.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024
Hafez al-Assad took control of the country in 1971 after staging a coup within his Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2024
The caption identified the building as the local headquarters for the Ba'ath party and said protesters had been trying to close it down.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023
While not a terrorist, she said, he worked for a time in Iraq for the Ba’ath Party, best known for its reviled leader, Saddam Hussein.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
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