Bonapartism

/ (ˈbəʊnəpɑːˌtɪzəm) /

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noun

a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites

(esp in France) support for the government or dynasty of Napoleon Bonaparte

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Derived forms of Bonapartism

Bonapartist, noun

Words nearby Bonapartism

bon ami, Bonampak, bonanza, Bonanza Creek, Bonaparte, Bonapartism, Bonapartist, bon appétit, Bonar Law, bona vacantia, Bonaventura

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How to use Bonapartism in a sentence

His volume on Bonapartism was a study of the chief political opponent of Prussian supremacy.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea
They had talked quite freely before him, consulted with him when local Bonapartism appeared uncomfortably rampant.
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The Radicals, always upon the scent of Bonapartism, have made much ado about the presence of that personage.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
It was thought expedient to strike Bonapartism heavily, in the very place where it had first exploded.
Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time|Franois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

In this way, not democracy, but Bonapartism, appears in Marx's eyes as the final form of bourgeois power.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy|Leon Trotsky