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bonapartism

[boh-nuh-pahr-tist]

noun

an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.

Origin:
1805–15; earlier Buonapartist. See Bonaparte, -ist

Related forms

Bo·na·part·ism, noun

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Bonapartism (ˈbəʊnəpɑːˌtɪzəm)

—n
1.	a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
2.	(esp in France) support for the government or dynasty of Napoleon Bonaparte

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