birtherism

English

Etymology

From birther +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɝθɚˌɪz(ə)m/

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Noun

birtherism (uncountable)

1. (slang, often derogatory, US politics) A movement in the United States of America that doubts or denies that the 44th President, Barack Obama, is a natural-born U.S. citizen, thus implying that he is ineligible to be President.
   • 2013, John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Double Down, →ISBN, page 12:

     But Obama's plunge into the fever swamp of birtherism was just the latest detour on what had already been a long, strange trip—with many miles still to go.

Translations

movement in the United States

• Finnish: birtherismi
• Russian: «бёртеризм» m (“bjórtɛrizm”) (no established term exists)
• Serbo-Croatian: birterizam m

See also

• birther