Meanings
- neologismgovernmentThe hypothesised relation of major political causes and issues, especially in the context of such relatedness being false or inessential.
The impact the critical race theory discipline has had on how the omnicause is articulated cannot be overstressed.
2024 May 20, Mike Gonzalez, “Who Benefits From the Destabilization of the U.S.?”, in The Heritage Foundation, archived from the original on 22 Aug 20242 more examples
Palestinians have attained this status: as a group, they tick a great many intersectional victim boxes, while Omnicause adherents have long viewed Israel’s behaviour as a metonym for American oppression, both internally (racism, slavery) and externally (global imperial hegemony).
2023 November 20, Mary Harrington, UnHerd, archived from the original on 28 May 2024But it was ever thus. Radical activism has always been a multipack deal. Our omnicause encompassed apartheid, Nicaragua, nuclear disarmament, the miners’ strike and that Thatcher-era hardy perennial, The Cuts.
2024 May 17, Janice Turner, “Don’t scorn students for believing in a cause”, in The Times, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024
Origin
From omni- + cause. Coined in 2023 during the Israel–Hamas war protests. Compare omnishambles.
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omnicause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnicause
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