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lulismo.

Lulism (political ideology of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/luˈliz.mu/Brazil/luˈliʒ.mu/Rio-de-Janeiro/luˈliʒ.mu/Portugal
  1. Lulism (political ideology of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva)

    Brazilian · masculine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese Luísder. Portuguese Lula Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismuslbor. Portuguese -ismo Portuguese lulismo From Lula + -ismo, named after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. News sources often say the term was coined by Brazilian university teacher André Singer in 2011, even though it has been in use since the 1980s, becoming popular after the 1989 Brazilian presidential election. Houaiss claims it was first attested in 1971, but cites an unrelated mention.

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