"McCarthyism" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after United States Senator Joseph McCarthy. Originates from a 1950 Washington Post political cartoon by Herbert Block. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|United States Senator||||}} United States Senator, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Joseph McCarthy}} Joseph McCarthy, {{named-after|en|Joseph McCarthy|occ=United States Senator|wplink==}} Named after United States Senator Joseph McCarthy Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} McCarthyism
  1. The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s. Categories (topical): History of the United States, Politics Related terms: McCarthyist, McCarthyistic, McCarthyite, McCarthyesque, witch-hunt Translations (intense opposition to Communism): макарці́зм (makarcízm) (Belarusian), maccarthisme [masculine] (Catalan), 麥卡錫主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 麦卡锡主义 (Màikǎxīzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), mccarthyismi (Finnish), maccarthysme [masculine] (French), McCarthyismus [masculine] (German), maccartismo [masculine] (Italian), マッカーシズム (makkāshizumu) (Japanese), maccartyzm [masculine] (Polish), makkartyzm [masculine] (Polish), macartismo [masculine] (Portuguese), macarthismo [masculine] (Portuguese), маккарти́зм (makkartízm) [masculine] (Russian), macartismo [masculine] (Spanish), macarthismo [masculine] (Spanish), maccarthismo [masculine] (Spanish), mccarthismo [masculine] (Spanish), chủ nghĩa McCarthy (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-McCarthyism-en-name-PqSiUxCR Disambiguation of History of the United States: 99 1 Disambiguation of Politics: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 75 25

Noun [English]

Forms: McCarthyisms [plural]
Etymology: Named after United States Senator Joseph McCarthy. Originates from a 1950 Washington Post political cartoon by Herbert Block. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|United States Senator||||}} United States Senator, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Joseph McCarthy}} Joseph McCarthy, {{named-after|en|Joseph McCarthy|occ=United States Senator|wplink==}} Named after United States Senator Joseph McCarthy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} McCarthyism (usually uncountable, plural McCarthyisms)
  1. (derogatory) The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs, especially as opposed to communism. Tags: derogatory, uncountable, usually Translations (mass pressure): cacera de bruixes [feminine] (Catalan), Blockwartmentalität [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-McCarthyism-en-noun-XXy6U6fk

Inflected forms

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