Birchism

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noun

A political ideology espoused by or associated with the John Birch Society, a conservative and right-wing organization.

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Meanings

nounBirchism (usually uncountable, plural Birchisms)

plural Birchisms

  1. USuncountableusuallyA political ideology espoused by or associated with the John Birch Society, a conservative and right-wing organization.

    […]one or the other side accused me of being a cleverly planted Communist aiding and abetting Insiders who had penetrated the inner chambers of Birchism.

    1970, Gerald Schomp, Birchism was my Business, page 84
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    An important symptom of the difference between McCarthyism and Birchism is the shift in the geographical center of gravity. This is a move from the Middle West to the Southwest.

    1964, Daniel Bell, The Radical Right, page 234

Origin

From Birch + -ism.

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Birchism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birchism

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Birchism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birchism.

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