bossism

[ baw-siz-uhm, bos-iz- ]

noun

1. control by bosses, boss, especially political bosses. boss.

bossism

/ ˈbɒsˌɪzəm /

noun

1. the domination or the system of domination of political organizations by bosses

Word History and Origins

Origin of bossism¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; boss ¹ + -ism

Example Sentences

Folks, welcome to “running the government like a business” in the age of mass tech-industry layoffs and tyrannical bossism, as proposed by someone who himself was not elected to govern.

From Slate

The authoritarian shift might happen in Washington, but it would be lived in towns across the country, under a thousand little tyrannies embracing the small-scale politics of bossism.

From New York Times

She added, “‘Wokeism’ is giving way to ‘bossism’ — the ascension of the C-Suite taking its power back from employees.”

From New York Times

She added, “‘Wokeism’ is giving way to ‘bossism’ — the ascension of the C-Suite taking its power back from employees.”

From New York Times

The writer John Ganz has called this worldview “bossism” — a belief that the people who build and run important tech companies have ceded too much power to the entitled, lazy, overly woke people who work for them and need to start clawing it back.

From New York Times