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Birchist
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English
Etymology
From en Birch -ist.
Adjective
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Of or relating to Birchism, ideas from or associated with the John Birch Society.
en 1995 Sara Diamond Roads to Dominion: Right-wing Movements and Political Power in the United States 56 In essence, the Birchist worldview allowed adherents to hold typically right-wing policy preferences simultaneous with the belief that the Society's opponents, including many bona fide conservatives, were secretly part of the “communist conspiracy.”
Noun
An adherent of Birchism, a supporter of the John Birch Society.
en 1962 William Theodore Evjue The Progressive 27 The Birchists (like the Marxists who have forgotten Marx) have fallen victim to the devil theory of history.
en 1970 Gerald Schomp Birchism was my Business 157 The liberal accuses the conservative of being a “Birchist,” an “extremist,” or an “ultra-rightist.” The conservative, alarmed at being skewered and roasted as an irresponsible fascist, strikes back by citing his family’s war record against the Nazis
Synonyms
en Bircher
en Birchite
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