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Definition
McCarthyism noun
/məˈkɑː.θi.ɪ.zəm/
/-ˈkɑːr-/ n [U]
/-ˈkɑːr-/ n [U] the act of accusing someone of something that is considered unacceptable by many people, especially when you have no proof
McCarthyism is named after the American politician Joseph McCarthy, who in the 1950s accused many Americans of being Communists.
She was a victim of McCarthyism.
McCarthyite
noun adjective
/məˈkɑː.θi.aɪt//-ˈkɑːr-/ n [C] adj
/-ˈkɑːr-/ n [C] adj (also )
McCarthyist
He led a McCarthyite witch-hunt against homosexuals.
(Definition of McCarthyism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
