Gandhianadj.
/ˈɡandɪən/ Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Gandhi.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [adjective] > principles, policies, or politicians in India
Swadeshi1905
Gandhian1921
Gandhist1921
Khilafat1921
Responsivist1926
Gandhi-esque1954
1921 Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 7/1 Some..have resolutely opposed the Gandhian policy.
1958 J. V. Bondurant Conquest of Violence i. 6 Prominent among Gandhian principles are non-violence, adherence to truth, and dignity of labor.
1971 Hindustan Times Weekly (New Delhi) 4 Apr. 3/6 The oldest survivors of the freedom struggle and Gandhian methods.
Derivatives
Gandhi-ˈesque adj. resembling or characteristic of Gandhi and his principles.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [adjective] > principles, policies, or politicians in India
Swadeshi1905
Gandhian1921
Gandhist1921
Khilafat1921
Responsivist1926
Gandhi-esque1954
1954 M. Lowry Let. 10 May (1967) 367 Endeavouring to remedy this in the approved Gandhi-esque manner.
1963 Guardian 23 Feb. 4/7 Simple, authoritative and very Gandhi-esque.
ˈGandhi-ism n. Gandhian principles or actions.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [noun] > Indian politics > principles or policies
Swadeshism1907
Swaraj1907
pan-Indianism1917
sarvodaya1919
Gandhi-ism1921
Gandhism1921
1921 Public Opinion 2 Dec. 554/3 The inherent selfishness of Ghandi-ism.
1966 Listener 6 Jan. 14/2 I detected a desire to return to Gandhi-ism: ‘Let us do without aid, without American wheat; let us starve if necessary, but regain our economic independence and self-respect.’
Gandhiite n. a supporter of Gandhi, an adherent of Gandhism.
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1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 85 The policy adopted by the Gandhiites of non-violent coercion.
ˈGandhism n.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [noun] > Indian politics > principles or policies
Swadeshism1907
Swaraj1907
pan-Indianism1917
sarvodaya1919
Gandhi-ism1921
Gandhism1921
1921 Glasgow Herald 2 Dec. 8 It is..undesirable..to mention ‘Ghandhism’ just now in this picturesque Rajput city.
1954 Encounter Dec. 11/2 Gandhism..visualises ultimately a stateless society.
ˈGandhist n. a follower of Gandhi; also attributive.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [adjective] > principles, policies, or politicians in India
Swadeshi1905
Gandhian1921
Gandhist1921
Khilafat1921
Responsivist1926
Gandhi-esque1954
1921 Glasgow Herald 12 Dec. 9 Protests from some few Gandhists.
1928 Observer 15 Jan. 4 The general Gandhist idea.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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