kaczyzm

Polish

Etymology

From Kaczyńscy +‎ -yzm, after Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka.t͡ʂɨzm/
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Rhymes: -at͡ʂɨzm
Syllabification: ka‧czyzm

Noun

kaczyzm m inan

(derogatory, politics) Political slogan for the period corresponding to the fifth term of the Sejm, which lasted from 19 October 2005 to 7 September 2007, during which the Kaczyński brothers had the largest influence in Poland

Usage notes

This term is used by the political opponents of the Law and Justice party to describe the negative aspects of its rule. It encompasses authoritarian tendencies, anti-intellectualism, increase of the political influence of ultraconservative Catholic clergy, and blaming a secretive conspiracy called the "pact" (układ) for all failures.

Declension

Declension of kaczyzm

	singular
nominative	kaczyzm
genitive	kaczyzmu
dative	kaczyzmowi
accusative	kaczyzm
instrumental	kaczyzmem
locative	kaczyzmie
vocative	kaczyzmie