Peronist

plural Peronists

1. A supporter of Juan Perón and/or Eva Perón and/or their regime.
2. An adherent of modern-day Peronism, including any of the political parties that identify themselves as such.

comparative more Peronist · superlative most Peronist

1. Of or pertaining to Juan Perón or his regime.

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   In a last frantic move, the Peronist government again turned to a stringent stabilization plan (i.e. another 100 per cent peso devaluation, 90 per cent increases in publicly-controlled prices, coupled with a meagre 20 per cent increase in nominal wages). [...] Some idea of this incredibly rapid 'Weimarization' of Argentine politics can be gleaned from an extrapolation of the first quarter's inflation to a 3,000 per cent annual rate. Using the March figure, the same calculation yields a fantastic 17,000 per cent annual rate.

   1985, William C. Smith, “Reflections on the Political Economy of Authoritarian Rule and Capitalist Reorganization in Contemporary Argentina”, in Philip O’Brien, Paul Cammack, editors, Generals in Retreat: The Crisis of Military Rule in Latin America, Manchester; Dover, N.H.: Manchester University Press, →ISBN, page 47

2. Adhering to or describing modern-day Peronism, including any of the political parties that self-identify as such.

   In suburban Buenos Aires, Milei’s Peronist rival, the finance minister, Sergio Massa, asked factory workers for support despite the slump his government has overseen, with 40% of Argentina’s 47 million citizens living in poverty amid triple-digit inflation.

   2023 October 22, Tom Phillips, Uki Goñi, “‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president”, in The Guardian, →ISSN