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Somocista, n. and a.|ˌsɒməʊˈsiːstə|
Also Somozista.
[Sp., f. the name of Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero (1896–1956) and his sons Luis and Anastasio Somoza Debayle, who between them held the presidency of Nicaragua almost continuously from 1937 to 1979 + -ista -ist.]
A. n. A follower of the Somoza family; a member or supporter of its regime (cf. Sandinista n. and a.).
B. adj. Of or belonging to the Somozas or their followers.
1978Washington Post 25 Sept. a18/6 In travelling through Nicaragua's battle-torn cities..I found only one Nicaraguan who admitted being a ‘Somocista’. 1979Foreign Affairs LVIII. 46 The trial of Somocista officials. 1981N.Y. Times 16 Nov. c4/3 ‘It happens many times that one brother is a Somozista and one is a Sandinista,’ says Mr Cordero. 1984Ibid. 9 July a19/2 Many of Mr. Reagan's Nicaraguan contras come straight out of the old Somozista regime, a terrorist dictatorship if ever there was one. 1990Daily Tel. 23 Feb. 17/5 Her husband's brother..is critical of Mrs Chamorro's political bedfellows, claiming some are ‘Somocistas’ responsible for her husband's assassination. |