McCarthyism
noun
the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
McCarthyite
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a word derived from
McCarthyism.
Example Sentences
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A future government enforces loyalty with a group of telepathic mutants called “teeps,” who also pursue their own McCarthyite agenda.
From The Verge ● Jan. 16, 2018
Her opposition to what she saw as potentially McCarthyite government intrusion into citizens’ privacy earned her a Ms. Woman of the Year distinction in 2003.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 19, 2017
New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson praised her “fire and skill” in the powerful Miller morality play that many have read as an allegory against the McCarthyite anti-communist witch hunts of the day.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2016
Although some think the writers were rebelling against a soulless, suburban McCarthyite America, Hopkins says it was more straightforward.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2014
When the McCarthyite gloom of Fahrenheit 451 fades, it's the pulpy, childlike terrors that stick.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2012
