Bonapartism
Britishnoun
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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
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(esp in France) support for the government or dynasty of Napoleon Bonaparte
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Say what you will about the tenets of Bonapartism, but at least it’s an ethos.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2012
What was left of Bonapartism with Napoleon rotting in St. Helena?
From Time Magazine Archive
Louis, genuine Bonapartism was the destiny of the first half of the century.
From Time Magazine Archive
By last summer, says Washington Sinologist Ralph Powell, the Lin faction's grip on the country was so comprehensive that it seemed "China was on the verge of what in Marxist terms is known as Bonapartism."
From Time Magazine Archive
This person, a sailor, of turbulent character, and whom I suspected of Bonapartism, has been secretly to the Island of Elba.
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père
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