Merkelism

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noun

The politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).

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Meanings

nounMerkelism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentThe politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).

    Merkelism is dead, long live Germany.

    2025 February 23, Lisa Haseldine, “Whatever happens next, Merkelism is finished”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2025
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    And the winner is . . . Angela Merkel. After 16 years, Germany’s chancellor is standing down. The nation’s voters are signalling they want to hang on to “Merkelism”.

    2021 September 9, Philip Stephens, “Europe does not need four more years of ‘Merkelism’”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2021

Origin

From Merkel + -ism.

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Translations

French merkélisme
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German Merkelismus
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Cite this entry
APA

Merkelism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merkelism

MLA

“Merkelism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merkelism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Merkelism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merkelism.

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