Rovian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the political theory that a lie told often enough will be accepted as the truth, and that the truth is no longer relevant to democratic politics.

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Meanings

adjectiveRovian (comparative more Rovian, superlative most Rovian)

comparative more Rovian · superlative most Rovian · alternative Roveian

  1. Of or pertaining to the political theory that a lie told often enough will be accepted as the truth, and that the truth is no longer relevant to democratic politics.

    The misdeeds were many, and he was known by all who knew him to be a ridiculous man, but this new plan was too much, was Caligulian, Roveian, and she had no obligation to cooperate.

    2016, Dave Eggers, Heroes of the Frontier, Penguin UK, →ISBN
    1 more example

    There is something called a “Rovian” style of campaigning, and it's meant as an insult. President Barack Obama said many times during the campaign that he wanted to end “the Karl Rove era of politics.”

    2010, Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence […] , Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 64

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APA

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

MLA

“Rovian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rovian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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