Junkerism

American  

[yoong-kuh-riz-uhm] / ˈyʊŋ kəˌrɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. the spirit or policy of the Junkers.

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Etymology

Origin of Junkerism

First recorded in 1865–70; Junker + -ism

Example Sentences

It is the spirit which inspired this boastful and arrogant speech, which has so powerfully stimulated Prussian Junkerism, to which I wish to refer.

From The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)

Junkerism is the final expression of reaction, organized to the highest efficiency.

From An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea by Churchill, Winston

The fall of von Bethmann-Hollweg was a triumph of kitchen intrigue and of Junkerism.

From My Four Years in Germany by Gerard, James W. (James Watson)

At the beginning, indeed, French romanticism exhibited something analogous to the Toryism of Scott, and the reactionary Junkerism and neo-Catholicism of the Schlegels.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

I see the people of England united in a fierce detestation and defiance of the views and acts of Prussian Junkerism.

From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various