Chavismo en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chavismo; itself from Chávez (“Hugo Chávez”) + -ismo.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A left-wing populist ideology based on the policies of Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), the former president of Venezuela (2002–2013), and the politics of the Bolivarian Revolution (Bolivarianism).
As [Nicolás] Maduro sits in jail in New York, at home [Delcy] Rodríguez is remaking Chavismo, the revolutionary movement launched by Chávez, in her image.
2026 April 4, Ana Rodríguez Brazón, Joe Daniels, “Rodríguez erases images of past leaders”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:
Synonyms
Translations (6)
ru чави́зм (left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez) · gl chavismo (left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez) · fr chavisme (left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez) · it chavismo (left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez) · pt chavismo (left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez) · es chavismo (left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez)