Poujadism

/ ˈpuːʒɑːdɪzəm /

noun

1. a conservative reactionary movement to protect the business interests of small traders

Derived Forms

• ˈPoujadist, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Poujadism¹

C20: named after Pierre Poujade (1920–2003), French publisher and bookseller who founded such a movement in 1954

Example Sentences

Although Poujadism, as it became known, eventually faded from view when war-hero Charles de Gaulle returned to power, it left a lasting legacy.

From Reuters

And, interestingly, he lives on too in the dictionary, where you will see "Poujadism" listed.

From BBC

In an apparent foretaste of his controversial Christmas message, the king warned viewers at the time that if their political impasse remained unresolved, they risked the emergence of a form of "poujadism", referring to a right-wing populist movement in 1950s France.

From BBC

The populist politics of discontent were later to be identified as Poujadism, a term attached to a short-lived revolt of the petite bourgeoisie against the stifling bureaucracy of France's Fourth Republic, and led by shopkeeper Pierre Poujade in 1953.

From The Guardian

Poujadism, there would still be fines and jail sentences, but less severe.

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