单词 | health fascism |
释义 | > as lemmashealth fascism health fascism n. depreciative (chiefly British) the attempted regulation of others' behaviour (esp. smoking habits) in the interest of their health, perceived as intrusively authoritarian or as an infringement of civil liberties. ΚΠ 1988 A. Coren in Times 4 May 14/1 I do not know what the answer is. Health fascism is in the saddle, and the Curries are booted and spurred. 1990 Guardian 8 Feb. 19/2 Dark mutterings about health fascism—and not only from the smokers. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 14 July 15 What rings especially false in this sorry saga is the repeated use of passive smoking as a stick to beat some manners into those who dare to oppose this health fascism. < as lemmas |
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