birtherism

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/ˈbɝθɚˌɪz(ə)m/

noun

A movement in the United States of America that doubts or denies that the 44th President, Barack Obama, is a natural-born U.S. citizen, thus implying that he is ineligible to be President.

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Meanings

nounbirtherism (uncountable)
  1. USderogatoryoftenslanguncountablegovernmentA movement in the United States of America that doubts or denies that the 44th President, Barack Obama, is a natural-born U.S. citizen, thus implying that he is ineligible to be President.

    But Obama's plunge into the fever swamp of birtherism was just the latest detour on what had already been a long, strange trip—with many miles still to go.

    2013, John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Double Down, →ISBN, page 12

Origin

From birther + -ism.

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Translations

Finnish birtherismi
  • birtherismimovement in the United States
Russian «бёртеризм»
  • «бёртеризм» (bjórtɛrizm)movement in the United States
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APA

birtherism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birtherism

MLA

“birtherism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birtherism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birtherism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birtherism.

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