Meanings
- uncountableA habitually demanding attitude.
If the child's needs are not adequately met in this age, the following traits may develop: pessimism, demandism, frustration and jealousy.
2015, Jyotsna Rao, QRS for BDS 4th Year-Community Dentistry, page 1862 more examples
[…] working to rally malcontent and exacerbated "demandism" under their banner, with the aim of forming a bloc of middle and also working-class strata, under the leadership of well-defined capitalist groups, in die-hard defense of the existing system in the European capitalist countries.
2008, V. Cesareo, The Thirteenth Italian Report on Migrations 2007, page 31Report on reviewing 10 year implementation of Directive No. 11-CT/TU of 20 October 2003 on enhancing education of ethics, life-style, fighting against red-tape, bureaucracy, corruption, irresponsibility, demandism by public officials and civil servants at all government levels; and Resolution No. 09-NQ/TU of 14 April 2004 on continued improvement of administration reform, combating red-tape, bureaucracy and corruption).
2017, Hai Hong Nguyen, Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam, page 241
Origin
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