Thatcherism

[thach-uh-riz-uhm]

noun

1. the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.

Thatcherism

/ ˈθætʃəˌraɪt, ˈθætʃəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. the policies of monetarism, privatization, and self-help promoted by Margaret Thatcher

Other Word Forms

• Thatcherite noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thatcherism¹

Thatcher + -ism

Example Sentences

Last month one British newspaper described Milei's own approach as having "echoes of Thatcherism".

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One academic commented: "Although Thatcherism was the political creed of Essex Man, it was Norman Tebbit who was perhaps the public face or voice of Essex Man, and articulated his views and prejudices."

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Margaret Thatcher's biographer Lord Charles Moore said he was the "first important personal example of Thatcherism in action because he was the self-made man from the working class and he was unapologetic about that".

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Just as many of the New Labour landslide generation in 1997 had come into politics fuelled by anger at Thatcherism, many of this intake were brought into politics by protests about Conservative welfare policies.

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By the late 1980s, as Thatcherism swept across Scotland and the country felt the full force of her economic policies on its industrial sector, Salmond was seen as a rising star and potential future leader.

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