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bourbonist
Bour·bon·ism
/
ˈbʊər
bəˌnɪz
əm
or, occasionally,
ˈbɜr-
/
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[
b
oo
r
-b
uh
-niz-
uh
m
or, occasionally,
bur
-
]
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noun
1.
adherence to the ideas and system of government practiced by the
Bourbons
.
2.
extreme conservatism, especially in
politics
.
Origin:
1875–80,
Americanism;
Bourbon
+
-ism
Related forms
Bour·bo·ni·an
/
bʊərˈboʊ
ni
ən
or, occasionally,
bɜr-
/
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[
b
oo
r-
boh
-nee-
uh
n
or, occasionally,
bur-
]
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,
Bour·bon·ic
/
bʊərˈbɒn
ɪk
or, occasionally,
bɜr-
/
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[
b
oo
r-
bon
-ik
or, occasionally,
bur-
]
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,
adjective
Bour·bon·ist,
noun
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Bourbonism
(ˈbʊəbəˌnɪzəm)
—
n
1.
support for the rule of the Bourbons, the European royal line that ruled in France from 1589 to 1793 and 1815--48, and in Spain (1700--1808; 1813--1931) and Naples and Sicily (1734--1806; 1815--1860)
2.
(
US
) extreme political and social conservatism
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