bullyism

American  

[bool-ee-iz-uhm] / ˈbʊl iˌɪz əm /

noun

1. the practice of bullying, or of harassment, intimidation, coercion, and abuse, especially as a tactic in politics or business.

   Their flagrant bullyism and attempt to dominate the legislature led to a stalemate on the passage of the bill.

   The union accused management of bullyism and bad-faith bargaining.

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Etymology

Origin of bullyism

First recorded in 1800–05; bully ¹ ( def. ) + -ism

Example Sentences

What bullyism is to the English, shrewdness to the Yankee, and intrigue to the Italian, is finesse, which is a union of insight and address, to the French.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various

The dog wisely shook his head, as if he looked on the idea of bullyism with pity.

From Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire by O'Shea, John Augustus

The real spirit of bullyism, of the cockpit and the pugilistic ring, has been exhibited in this interchange of newspaper opinion.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 by Various