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name
The political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his father, former US president George H. W. Bush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A turn of phrase employed by President George W. Bush that is unintentionally comical due to grammatical errors, malapropisms, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Bush + -ism, named after American presidents George W. Bush (1946–) and George H. W. Bush (1924–2018).
Across languages
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