Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeltsinism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yeltsin-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991

Uncountable

noun

the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It thus seems that the 'constitutional coup' brought about a 'Yeltsinism without Yeltsin', a surgical operation that aimed at prolonging the life of Yeltsinism, even if this entailed the removal of Yeltsin himself and the institution of measures against the corruption and nepotism that had gone beyond all limits in his immediate entourage."
"All the while, a bogeyman served him well—not a return to communism, Yeltsin’s scarecrow, but the chaos of Yeltsinism."

Etymology

From Yeltsin + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Yeltsin

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does yeltsinism mean?: the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991
Where does yeltsinism come from?: From Yeltsin + -ism.

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