McCarthyite

Variant of McCarthyism

McCarthyism definition

McCar·thy·ism (mə kärt̸hē iz′əm)

noun

the use of indiscriminate, often unfounded, accusations, sensationalism, inquisitorial investigative methods, etc., as in the suppression of political opponents portrayed as subversive

Etymology: after J. McCarthy, U.S. senator (1946-57), to whom such practices were attributed

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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