kaiserism

[ kahy-zuh-riz-uhm ]

/ ˈkaɪ zəˌrɪz əm /

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noun

autocratic rule, like that of a German kaiser.

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Origin of kaiserism

First recorded in 1910–15; kaiser + -ism

Words nearby kaiserism

kainite, kainogenesis, Kairouan, kaiseki, kaiser, kaiserism, kaiser roll, kaisership, Kaiserslautern, k'ai shu, kaizen

How to use kaiserism in a sentence

This regime revives the worst methods of Kaiserism and holds its protecting hand over the bourgeois and capitalists of Germany.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto
Those who swore by the German Socialists affirmed that they would devour Kaiserism when it should become necessary.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various
Archbishop Ireland with his group of Americans saved us from the insults of the propaganda of Kaiserism.
Ten Years Near the German Frontier|Maurice Francis Egan
We shall fight on till the ideals of Kaiserism, your worst enemy, are crushed.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 27, 1917|Various

Carrying the heavy burden of Kaiserism seems no more to them than their day's work.
Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 3|Louis Raemaekers