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
Carried into office on a flood tide of Bonapartism, he soon made it clear that his resemblance to Napoleon was merely nominal.
From Time Magazine Archive
He lasted a bare four months as full member of the Politburo before Khrushchev fired him for "Bonapartism" in 1957.
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 Dumas père, Alexandre
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