Meanings
nounLulism (uncountable)
- uncountablegovernmentThe philosophy and politics of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Lulism is a political phenomenon based on the set of policies implemented during president Lula’s administration.
2014 October 2, Marcelo Ridenti, “Neither Rousseff nor Silva will do what’s right for Brazil”, in The Conversation, →DOI, archived from the original on 28 Jan 20261 more example
Lulism is one of the most important political phenomena of 21st-century Brazil.¹ Some have compared it to Varguism, which dominated Brazilian politics between 1930 and 1964.
2021 December 13, Armando Boito, Reform and Political Crisis in Brazil: Class Conflicts in Workers' Party Governments and the Rise of Bolsonaro Neo-fascism, BRILL, →ISBN, page 67
Origin
- Portugueselulismo
- EnglishLulism
From Lula + -ism, calque of Portuguese lulismo.
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Lulism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lulism
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