expertism

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noun

A policy of consulting experts.

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Meanings

nounexpertism (usually uncountable, plural expertisms)

plural expertisms

  1. uncountableusuallyA policy of consulting experts.

    We live under the rule of scientific expertism. The President does not dare send a message to Congress, nor does Congress dare pass a law, without at least going through the motions of consulting scientific experts […]

    1999, Donald Davidson, Still Rebels, Still Yankees and Other Essays, page 161

Origin

From expert + -ism.

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

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

Chicago

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

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