'Bossism' definitions:
Definition of 'bossism'
(from WordNet)
noun
Domination of a political organization by a party boss
Definition of 'Bossism'
From: GCIDE
- Bossism \Boss"ism\, n. The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bossism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arbitrariness,
- authoritarianism,
- authoritativeness,
- autocraticalness,
- career politics,
- confrontation politics,
- consensus politics,
- domineering,
- domineeringness,
- economics in action,
- empirical politics,
- imperativeness,
- imperiousness,
- kid-glove politics,
- lordliness,
- machine politics,
- Machtpolitik,
- magisterialness,
- magistrality,
- masterfulness,
- overbearance,
- overbearing,
- overbearingness,
- partisan politics,
- partisanism,
- peanut politics,
- peremptoriness,
- petty politics,
- politics,
- polity,
- pork-barrel politics,
- power politics,
- practical politics,
- pressure-group politics,
- Realpolitik,
- reform politics,
- silk-stocking politics,
- Tammany Hall,
- tyrannicalness,
- ward politics