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“McCarthyism” — “McCarthyism” was the name given to campaigns led by the Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy to root out communist sympathizers and agents in government, particularly the State Department. Although McCarthyism proper began with his infamous… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
McCarthyism — 1950, with ISM (Cf. ism) + name of U.S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (1908 1957), leader of U.S. anti Communist agitation. The term is said to have been coined by Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block ( Herblock ). The surname is from Ir … Etymology dictionary
McCarthyism — ► NOUN ▪ a campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy from 1950 4. DERIVATIVES McCarthyite adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
McCarthyism — ☆ McCarthyism [mə kär′thē iz΄əm ] n. [after J. McCarthy, U.S. senator (1946 57), to whom such practices were attributed] the use of indiscriminate, often unfounded, accusations, sensationalism, inquisitorial investigative methods, etc., as in the … English World dictionary
McCarthyism — A 1947 propaganda comic book published by the Catechetical Guild Educational Society raising the specter of a Communist takeover McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for… … Wikipedia
McCarthyism — Joseph McCarthy Die McCarthy Ära (benannt nach dem Senator Joseph McCarthy) war in der jüngeren Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten eine Ära, die durch intensiven Antikommunismus geprägt war. Sie wird auch als Second Red Scare bezeichnet.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
McCarthyism — Mc|Car|thy|is|m n [U] in the US in the 1950s, McCarthyism consisted of searching for and removing from public employment anybody who people thought might be a Communist. Senator Joseph McCarthy was responsible for this process. Many of the people … Dictionary of contemporary English
McCarthyism — Joseph Raymond McCarthy (1909 1957) was born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, graduated from Marquette University, and, after passing the bar examination, was elected a local judge. In 1946 he was elected to the United States Senate, where, after a… … Dictionary of eponyms
McCarthyism — Character assassination. Joseph McCarthy was a senator from Wisconsin in the 1950s who gained national attention by his claims that the State Department and other agencies of the U.S. government were full of communist sympathizers. ► “He [Bob… … American business jargon
McCarthyism — noun Etymology: Joseph R. McCarthy Date: 1950 a mid 20th century political attitude characterized chiefly by opposition to elements held to be subversive and by the use of tactics involving personal attacks on individuals by means of widely… … New Collegiate Dictionary
