bossism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bossism
Example Sentences
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Stripping Madigan’s bossism out of the statehouse would be like opening the windows to a dusty attic.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2020
“Al D’Amato accusing someone of bossism is like the Kardashians calling someone gaudy,” said Mike Morey, a spokesman for Ms. Quinn.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2013
Flynn's book, a record of such attention to detail, demonstrates again that eternal vigilance is the price of bossism.
From Time Magazine Archive
They condemn it, sometimes indiscriminately, as an outworn relic of bossism and a negation of the popular will.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whether a reform has been effected in Hamilton county I do not know, but my caution against bossism in politics may be useful.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
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