tailism

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noun

The practice of blindly following popular opinion.

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Meanings

nountailism (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountablegovernmentThe practice of blindly following popular opinion.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
khvostism

Origin

From tail + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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