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Meaning of "McCarthyite" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MCCARTHYITE

McCarthyite  [məˈkɑːθɪaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MCCARTHYITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mccarthyite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MCCARTHYITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

McCarthyism

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism." The term has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1950 to 1956 and characterized by heightened political repression against communists, as well as a fear campaign spreading paranoia of their influence on American institutions and espionage by Soviet agents. Originally coined to criticize the anti-communist pursuits of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, "McCarthyism" soon took on a broader meaning, describing the excesses of similar efforts. The term is also now used more generally to describe reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries.

Definition of McCarthyite in the English dictionary

The definition of McCarthyite in the dictionary is a person who approves of, or practices, McCarthyism, the practice of making unsubstantiated accusations of disloyalty or Communist leanings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MCCARTHYITE


bright
braɪt
cite
saɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
despite
dɪˈspaɪt
fight
faɪt
flight
flaɪt
height
haɪt
invite
ɪnˈvaɪt
knight
naɪt
light
laɪt
lite
laɪt
might
maɪt
night
naɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
pyreneite
paɪˈriːnɪaɪt
quite
kwaɪt
right
raɪt
Saite
ˈseɪaɪt
Tammanyite
ˈtæmənɪaɪt
Trotskyite
ˈtrɒtskɪaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MCCARTHYITE

McAleese
MCAT
MCB
McBride
MCC
McCahon
McCall
McCarthy
McCarthyism
McCarthyist
McCartney
McConnell
McCormack
McCormick
McCoy
McCullers
McDonald
McEnroe
McEwan
McEwen

WORDS THAT END LIKE MCCARTHYITE

baddeleyite
black and white
black-and-white
elite
favourite
galleryite
in black and white
in the white
petite
Puseyite
site
suite
the white
tout de suite
visite
website
white
write
yellow-yite
yite

Synonyms and antonyms of McCarthyite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «McCarthyite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MCCARTHYITE

Find out the translation of McCarthyite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of McCarthyite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «McCarthyite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

麦卡锡主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

macartista
570 millions of speakers

English

McCarthyite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

McCarthyite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المكارثية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маккартистской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

McCarthyite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

McCarthyite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

McCarthy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

McCarthyite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

McCarthy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

McCarthyite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매카시즘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

McCarthyite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

McCarthyite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மக்கார்த்திய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅकार्थी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

McCarthyci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maccartista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

McCarthyite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маккартистського
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

McCarthyite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

McCarthyite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

McCarthyite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

McCarthyite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

McCarthyite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of McCarthyite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MCCARTHYITE»

The term «McCarthyite» is normally little used and occupies the 144.595 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MCCARTHYITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about McCarthyite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MCCARTHYITE»

Discover the use of McCarthyite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to McCarthyite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, ...
Whilethe committee which had investigated him debated whethertousethis adjective or that adverb, WillisSmith was ousting North Carolina SenatorFrank P. Graham witha McCarthyite campaign; Congressman George A. Smatherswas ...
William Manchester, 2013
2
Memoirs of an Obscure Professor
I did several reviews for the Sunday News, taking the anti-McCarthyite point of view where appropriate; and on April 4, 1954, I even had a confrontation with Harry C. Withers, executive editor of the News. In our exchange on the book page he ...
Paul F. Boller, 2013
3
Humane Politics and Methods of Inquiry
Typically, the replies had previously been coded in up to thirteen categories. Where more than three replies had been coded, the codes had to be regrouped. On the McCarthyism issue, replies were classified as McCarthyite, anti- McCarthyite, ...
Ithiel De Sola Pool, Lloyd S. Etheredge
4
Twilight of Liberty: The Legacy of the Aclu
By making this statement, Stone charged, Bush had "injected into the campaign a pale whiff of the witch-hunting McCarthyite 50's."15 One month later, the editors of the New York Times agreed, charging that Bush was guilty of a McCarthyite ...
William A. Donohue, 2001
5
Deportation is Freedom!: The Orwellian World of Immigration ...
The press acts as a vehicle for a witch-hunt, comparable not only to the daily hate of Nineteen Eighgi-Four but also to the anti-communist McCarthyite witch-hunt of 1950s USA, and to the actual witch-hunts of medieval times. This is why Arthur ...
Steve Cohen, 2005
6
Charm City: A Walk Through Baltimore
... how the movie manages to convict Senator joe out of his own mouth, simply by running old news footage of his most appalling public statements. jack's Father, it turns out, was a peripheral victim of the McCarthyite witch hunt, and, of course, ...
Madison Smartt Bell, 2007
7
Citizen Islam: The Future of Muslim Integration in the West
... responded by invoking McCarthy: such accusations were a “form of McCarthyism directed against Muslims who speak out against UK foreign policy . . . The innuendo, blacklisting, and McCarthyite witch-hunts are very counter- productive.
Zeyno Baran, 2011
8
From Fu Manchu to Kung Fu Panda: Images of China in American ...
Some critics take this essential paradox—to borrow a phrase from Richard Combs, the fact that the film produces a “McCarthyite fantasy out ofa McCarthy send-up”44—as one more proof of the film's political incoherence or even its apolitical ...
Naomi Greene, 2014
9
When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its ...
With the Left successfully decimated by McCarthyite attacks, liberals became the targets of McCarthyite harassment as well. Universities dismissed faculty members if they would not cooperate with federal investigative authorities, who ...
Eric Alterman, 2005
10
On Russian Music
Sometimes the McCarthyite stratagems are even more overtly deployed. When challenged to defend his thesis that Shostakovich was a committed antiCommunist dissident from his twenty-fifth year, MacDonald has resorted to the rank tactic of ...
Richard Taruskin, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MCCARTHYITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term McCarthyite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Jeremy Corbyn triumph would shame his opponents
Journalists become “tabloid reporters” pursuing “McCarthyite” vendettas if they hold him to account. Their curses are the modern equivalents of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Opening the Door to Peace on the Korean Peninsula: Women Cross …
... been giving McCarthyite-style lectures based on bad intelligence on the subject of Korean-Americans working for peace and reunification. «Japan Focus, Jul 15»
3
Notable & Quotable: How the French Could Accept Stalin
If you opposed the [Communist Party] you were a McCarthyite, no two ways about it. Well, it was a deep and perverse stupidity. It didn't require ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Is Bernie Sanders really a socialist? Or just redefining socialism for …
... Sanders has always stressed his roots in the American tradition of democratic socialism rather than allow any room for McCarthyite confusion ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
5
Chris Christie goes full Dick Cheney: How his shameless …
That's the kind of McCarthyite smear Paul — and all other opponents of an untrammeled national security state — has been parrying for years. «Salon, Jul 15»
6
Jonathan Leader Maynard: Misunderstanding terrorism
... be built on a confidence in the existing ideological foundations of British society, rather than the almost McCarthyite anxiety visible in Prevent. «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
7
The Government doesn't understand terrorism — and it's making …
... be built on a confidence in the existing ideological foundations of British society, rather than the almost McCarthyite anxiety visible in Prevent. «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Essay responds to charge of McCarthyism about treatment of lecture
In addition to labeling me a McCarthyite, his article contains a number of factual errors that require correction. First, Inside Higher Ed gave his ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
9
Jonathan Judaken's Hollow Cry of 'McCarthyism'
... to which I am allegedly a party. In addition to labeling me a McCarthyite, his article contains a number of factual errors that require correction. «Middle East Forum, Jul 15»
10
Banking inquiry: Cowen apologies for state of economy but blames …
"It's become very McCarthyite round here," he quipped and his discomfort at being asked direct questions about his tenure was palpable. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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