Definitions
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- noun The political movement supporting Gen. Charles de Gaulle as leader of the French government in exile during World War II.
- noun The political movement headed by Charles de Gaulle after World War II.
- noun The political principles and goals of Charles de Gaulle and his followers.
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- noun
French political ideology based on Charles de Gaulle's thoughts and actions.
Etymologies
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Examples
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President Sarkozy's speech on Thursday was a re-statement of traditional Gaullism, perhaps reflecting the electoral threat he faces from the National Front in next year's elections.
France and Germany Still Divided Simon Nixon 2011
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With the liberation, France threw herself behind Gaullism with such fervor because we were ashamed of our behavior.
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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The problems have been here all along, but Gaullism by its nature seems to reinforce conservatism and traditionalism.
After the Bastille 2008
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In “At Last, the Demise of Gaullism” (February 1978), Patricia H. Painton depicted the political landscape on the eve of suspenseful congressional elections.
After the Bastille 2008
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The problems have been here all along, but Gaullism by its nature seems to reinforce conservatism and traditionalism.
After the Bastille 2008
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In “At Last, the Demise of Gaullism” (February 1978), Patricia H. Painton depicted the political landscape on the eve of suspenseful congressional elections.
After the Bastille 2008
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He appears, rather, to see London's role as mitigating the damage done by American unilateralism on the one hand and "Euro-Gaullism" on the other ( "the Chiracian version of Euro-Gaullism leads nowhere").
Prudential 2009
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That criticism should include all the unfortunate fruites of Zionism and folks, for goodness sake - if we had criticised, say France for something and mention the Gaullism, that would not be the sign of the hate of French.
Gaza Invasion Protesters; Don't Feed the Beast-- Let's start talking about smart protest." 2009
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Naturally this has a certain appeal in some quarters of the Continent, where the anti-American Gaullism of the '60s is not entirely dead.
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Foreign Minister Michel Jobert, who took Gaullism to an extreme, opened a caucus in Washington of the European Community participants with the bitter salutation: “Bonjour les traitres” “Hello traitors”.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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