Thatcherism

American

[thach-uh-riz-uhm] / ˈθætʃ əˌrɪz əm /

noun

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 British

/ ˈθætʃəˌrɪzəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Thatcherite

noun

Etymology

Origin of Thatcherism

Thatcher + -ism

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Thatcherism

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

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

The Italian leader has played on this, saying one of her main inspirations is the English philosopher Roger Scruton, who provided intellectual vigour to Thatcherism in Britain.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2022

The first, set in 1980s and revolving around a fabled bonding weekend a group of Scottish youths spend cavorting in Manchester, features agile wisecracks about football, music, and Thatcherism mildly reminiscent of Nick Hornby’s novels.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2021

The entire country seemed to be passionately insane about Thatcher and Thatcherism.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 25, 2019

Mark Littlewood says that when he studied PPE at Balliol in the early 1990s, “There was still a view that Thatcherism was an aberration.”

From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2017

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