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Orbánist
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English
Alternative forms
en Orbanist
Etymology
From en Orbán -ist.
Adjective
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en politics Pertaining to or characteristic of Orbánism.
en 2024-11-02 Zack Beauchamp It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy w:Vox https://www.vox.com/policy/381636/trump-2024-democracy-threat-orban-second-term Donald Trump Donald Trump’s statements and policy documents like Project 2025 amount to a systematic Orbánist program for turning the government into an extension of his personal will. https://web.archive.org/web/20260813002841/https://www.vox.com/policy/381636/trump-2024-democracy-threat-orban-second-term 13 August 2026
en 2026-04-11 Christian Edwards A $1.5 million roundabout from nowhere to nowhere shows the ‘Orbánist economy’ w:CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/11/europe/hungary-election-orban-corruption-roundabout-intl Critics of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán say EU-funded construction projects like these are a monument to the economic system his government has built over its 16 years in office. see title https://web.archive.org/web/20260508110933/https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/11/europe/hungary-election-orban-corruption-roundabout-intl 8 May 2026
Noun
en politics A fan or admirer of Hungarian politician Viktor Orbán; a supporter of Orbánism.
en 2019-06-14 Adam Serwer The Illiberal Right Throws a Tantrum w:The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/ahmari-french-orban/591697/ It is power that is the motivator here, and the best that could be said for these American Orbánists is that they believe that asserting an iron grip on American politics and culture would offer the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Every authoritarian movement has felt the same way. https://web.archive.org/web/20260615210312/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/ahmari-french-orban/591697/ 15 June 2026
en 2026-03-22 Cockburn Last waltz for Trump’s Hungarian friends? w:The Spectator https://spectator.com/article/last-waltz-for-trumps-hungarian-friends/ Polls vary significantly, but most foreign observers expect the liberal opposition Tisza party, led by a sort of Hungarian Gavin Newsom by the name of Peter Magyar, to win the general election on April 12. Should Magyar carry the day, the Orbánists warn, the work of the past sixteen years will all be undone. https://web.archive.org/web/20260510142841/https://spectator.com/article/last-waltz-for-trumps-hungarian-friends/ 10 May 2026
en eponyms
en Hungarian politics Nationalism