neo-royalism

noun

A modern form of royalism where politics serve narrow personalist interests rather than national objectives.

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Meanings

nounneo-royalism (uncountable)

alternative neoroyalism

  1. uncountablepolitical scienceA modern form of royalism where politics serve narrow personalist interests rather than national objectives.

    To resist neo-royalism the first step is to “name the reality,” as Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada warned at Davos.

    2026 January 26, Stacie E. Goddard, Abraham L. Newman, “This Theory Explains Trump’s Baffling Foreign Policy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

Described by political scientists Stacie E. Goddard and Abraham Newman.

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