McCarthyite

Variant of McCarthyism

McCarthyism definition

☆ McCar·thy·ism (mə kär′t̸hē 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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