McCarthyism
English
Etymology
Named for United States Senator Joseph McCarthy. Originates from a 1950 Washington Post political cartoon by Herbert Block.
Noun
McCarthyism (usually uncountable, plural McCarthyisms)
- (pejorative) The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs.
Translations
mass pressure
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Proper noun
McCarthyism
- The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.
- Hypernym: anticommunism
Translations
intense opposition to Communism
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