fusionism

American

[fyoo-zhuh-niz-uhm] / ˈfju ʒəˌnɪz əm /

noun

Politics.

the principle, policy, or practice of fusion.

fusionism British

/ ˈfjuːʒəˌnɪzəm /

noun

the favouring of coalitions among political groups

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fusionist

noun

Etymology

Origin of fusionism

First recorded in 1850–55; fusion + -ism

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Ms. Slade believes that there is a kernel of fusionism in almost all of us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Breathing life into the liberty-virtue synthesis might require relinquishing the vocabulary of fusionism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Could an updated form of fusionism ameliorate some of these pathologies?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Stephanie Slade’s “Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right” explores the intellectual roots of fusionism and, by extension, American conservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

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