Chavismo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chavismo; itself from Chávez (“Hugo Chávez”) +‎ -ismo.

Noun

Chavismo (uncountable)

1. a left-wing populist ideology based on the policies of Hugo Chávez, the former president of Venezuela (2002-2013), and the politics of the Bolivarian Revolution (Bolivarianism).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Chavismo.

Synonyms

These Anglicized terms have been used significantly, but are still relatively rare compared to the direct borrowing.

• Chavism
• Chavezism

Translations

left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez

• French: chavisme (fr) m
• Galician: chavismo m
• Italian: chavismo m
• Portuguese: chavismo (pt) m
• Spanish: chavismo (es) m

Further reading

• Chavismo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia