Johnsonite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Johnson +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

Johnsonite (plural Johnsonites)

  1. (US politics) A Marxist supporting the ideas of the Johnson–Forest Tendency.
  2. (UK politics) A political supporter of Boris Johnson (born 1964), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022.
    Coordinate terms: Thatcherite, Majorite, Blairite, Brownite, Cameronite, Mayite, Trussite
    • 2022 June 12, Andrew Rawnsley, “Boris Johnson’s spineless cabinet of mediocrities are too feeble to wield the dagger”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      The diffuse nature of the uprising has had some advantages. Johnsonites haven’t been able to plausibly portray them as disgruntled remainers when the regicides include such staunch enthusiasts for Brexit as Steve Baker and David Davis.
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