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

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
Napoleon Hill