Bonapartist

American  

[boh-nuh-pahr-tist] / ˈboʊ nəˌpɑr tɪst /

noun

1. an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.

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Other Word Forms

• Bonapartism noun

Etymology

Origin of Bonapartist

1805–15; earlier Buonapartist. See Bonaparte, -ist

Example Sentences

Because of the gestural similarity of the outstretched arms, the photograph is sometimes compared to Goya’s painting “The Third of May, 1808,” of a Spanish partisan facing a Bonapartist firing squad.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Key aspects of the effort to achieve legitimacy were thus more praetorian or Bonapartist than fascist.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2017

In the plenary chamber, Hannan used his allotted speaking time to rail against the statist, Bonapartist European project.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2016

It follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor in 19th century France who is falsely accused of being a Bonapartist traitor and imprisoned for six years.

From Time • Jul. 22, 2015

I stopped and read the inscription: from the Bonapartist Groups, some date; I forget.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway