Hamiltonianism

[ ham-uhl-toh-nee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hamiltonianism¹

First recorded in 1900–05; Hamiltonian + -ism

Example Sentences

Jefferson was sure that before long, Hamiltonianism would produce in America the same evil cause-and-effects he had witnessed in Europe: monarchy and rigid social stratification leading to massive poverty and widespread urban squalor.

From Time

In short, he saw it as proof that the days of Hamiltonianism were numbered.

From Time

The triumph of the rebellious colonists of 1776 was a triumph of democratic principles; and although a Tory reaction came promptly, although Hamiltonianism came to stay as a beneficent check to over-radical, populistic theories, the history of the last century and a quarter has abundantly shown the vitality and the endurance of democratic ideas.

From Project Gutenberg

Not until the end of the Spanish War was a condition of public feeling created, which made it possible to revive Hamiltonianism.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, it involves no less surely the transformation of Hamiltonianism into a thoroughly democratic political principle.

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