Krugerism, noun

/ˈkruːɡərɪzm/
Origin:
EnglishShow more Kruger (see Kruger) + English abstract noun-forming suffix -ism.
historical, derogatory
The conservative, nationalistic, isolationist policy followed by President Kruger in the former Transvaal (or South African) Republic.
1897 Times (U.K.) 4 Feb. 3Pure and unadulterated Krugerism.
1900 The Jrnl 13 July 2‘The Rise and fall of Krugerism’..a goodly volume of more than 300 pages lies before us.
1903 E.F. Knight S. Afr. after War 233In the Transvaal the narrow fiscal system of Krugerism has been swept away.
1903 E.F. Knight S. Afr. after War 258This centre of fanatical hatred — the headquarters of Krugerism and ‘Dopperism’.
1923 B. Ronan Forty S. Afr. Yrs 183It was Rhodes who was recognised as the only leader capable of checking the spread of Krugerism in South Africa.
1946 S. Cloete Afr. Portraits 380Rhodes addressed an anti-Boer meeting in Cape Town and told his audience that the Boers were not beaten. Only Krugerism was beaten.
1979 T. Pakenham Boer War (1982) 40Joubert’s party..hammered home the message: ‘Krugerism’ was corrupt, inefficient and a ridiculous anachronism; high time Kruger was put in a museum.
The conservative, nationalistic, isolationist policy followed by President Kruger in the former Transvaal (or South African) Republic.
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