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bossism

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

noun

  1. control by bosses, especially political bosses.


bossism British  
/ ˈbɒsˌɪzəm /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bossism

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


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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

They condemn it, sometimes indiscriminately, as an outworn relic of bossism and a negation of the popular will.

From Time Magazine Archive

Crosscurrents swept in and out of the whole issue of labor bossism as the 1958 election turned its final leg.

From Time Magazine Archive

The "Stop, Look, Listen" editorial had suggested to many influential journals a re-indictment of bossism with the Bassett-Thatcher imbroglio as text.

From A Hoosier Chronicle by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn

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