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▪ I. Wilsonian, a. (and n.)|wɪlˈsəʊnɪən|
[See -ian.]
Pertaining to or characteristic of Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), president of the United States 1913–21, noted for his uncompromising idealism. Also as n., a follower of Woodrow Wilson.
1921Labour Monthly Sept. 285 In whatever shades or purgatory await our public men after the completion of their labours, a special circle should be reserved for the Old Wilsonians. 1924Amer. Mercury Jan. 53/1 It was at this precise moment in his career that the Wilsonian storming of Valhalla began. 1934H. G. Wells Exper. Autobiogr. ii. ix. 694 The Wilsonian notion of a League. 1962Listener 22 Mar. 524/1 Mr. Tillman remains a starry-eyed Wilsonian. 1980J. Lees-Milne Harold Nicolson I. vii. 116 The French bitterly opposed the very idea of the covenant as Wilsonian idealistic nonsense.
Also ˈWilsonism, the policies of Woodrow Wilson.
1920Harvey's Weekly 16 Oct. 13/1 No more time need be lost in following the slush-fund herring trail away from the vital issue of Wilsonism. 1945Koestler Yogi & Commissar iii. i. 125 Movement followed Movement and withered away. Jacobinism,..Wilsonism, the League of Nations..they were all branches of the same tree rooted in the Age of Enlightenment. 1977N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 May 16/4 But they were fighting to save Wilsonism, if need be from Wilson himself.
▪ II. Wilsonian, a.2 (and n.2)|wɪlˈsəʊnɪən|
[f. the name of (James) Harold Wilson, later Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (b. 1916), British politician, leader of the Labour party 1963–76 and prime minister 1964–70, 1974–76.]
Pertaining to or characteristic of Wilson or his policies, style of government, etc. Also as n., a follower of Wilson.
1963Spectator 11 Oct. 448/3 Between these answers to Wilsonian State-sponsored materialism there is in reality no choice. 1968Punch 5 June 797/2 On their past record the Heathites have been at least as inefficient as the Wilsonians. a1974R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 424 The truth is that as long as there's a Wilson Cabinet there will be a Wilsonian number of leaks. 1976Daily Tel. 8 July 16 Following Wilsonian precedent, Mr Callaghan has accepted an invitation to an evening organised by the Labour Friends of Israel. 1987Political Q. LVIII. 437 Wilsonian make-it-up-as-you-go-along or reactive pragmatism just leads to incoherence.
Also ˈWilsonite n. and a. [-ite1].
1963Observer 6 Oct. 4/4 A distinguished and humorous Wilsonite. 1975Economist 31 May 11/1 The people should be able to decide whether the Wilsonites or Tribunites have the majority of Labour voters' support. 1987New Left Rev. Jan.–Feb. 62 ‘Union power’ became the whipping-boy of Wilsonite rhetoric. |