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
This procedure would not be tolerated in the U.S., where since 1900 there has been a strong tide against 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
I do mean, however, that there is no reason to point to Australia as a wonder-worker of woman's accomplishment, since her influence has been unable to free labor from the thralldom of political bossism.
From Anarchism and Other Essays by Goldman, Emma
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