Associations to the word «Mccarthyism»

Wiktionary

MCCARTHYISM, noun. (pejorative) The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs.
MCCARTHYISM, proper noun. The intense opposition, countering, fear and/or suspicion of Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.

Dictionary definition

MCCARTHYISM, noun. Unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists).

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy