bossism

American  

[baw-siz-uhm, bos-iz-] / ˈbɔ sɪz əm, ˈbɒs ɪz- /

noun

1. control by bosses, boss, especially political bosses. boss.

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bossism British  

/ ˈbɒsˌɪzəm /

noun

1. the domination or the system of domination of political organizations by bosses

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Etymology

Origin of bossism

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; boss ¹ + -ism

Example Sentences

Stripping Madigan’s bossism out of the statehouse would be like opening the windows to a dusty attic.

From Washington Times

The struggle between bossism and reform never ends.

From The New Yorker

“People up the State cannot legislate for us any better than we can legislate for ourselves,” Molenhauer told the New York Times.”We’re tired of bosses and bossism.”

From Time

Though Cleveland was a Democrat and Mr. Paladino is a Republican, the two men have things in common, including fiscal conservatism and a distaste for political patronage and bossism.

From New York Times

Whether a reform has been effected in Hamilton county I do not know, but my caution against bossism in politics may be useful.

From Project Gutenberg