wokeism

[ wohk-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. Usually Disparaging. promotion of liberal progressive ideology and policy as an expression of sensitivity to systemic injustices and prejudices:

   She worked for nearly a decade at the university before she finally tired of the influence of wokeism.

   “The only religion allowed around here is wokeism,” he complained.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wokeism¹

First recorded in 2021; woke ( def ) + -ism ( def )

Example Sentences

She has sought to accuse its officials of “promoting Islamism and wokeism” and of seeking to scrap Europe’s borders.

From BBC

She says the West has become "decadent and complacent," adding that "we have Conservative politicians accepting extremist environmentalist dogma and wokeism".

From BBC

Like Musk, Ackman regularly vents against “wokeism” on X, and in January he officially renounced his ties with the Democratic Party.

From Salon

Still others responded to the chaos by adding their own “Christ Is King” posts to the mix, as a stand against “wokeism” suppressing religious speech.

From Slate

Pennsylvania’s top Republican state House member, Rep. Bryan Cutler, had accused President Joe Biden in a statement of trying to “cancel” William Penn. Cutler called it “another sad example of the left in this country scraping the bottom of the barrel of wokeism to advance an extreme ideology and a nonsensical view of history.”

From Seattle Times