auteurism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English auteur 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 -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English auteurism From auteur + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers
Samantha Who?, a comedy beginning tonight on ABC, makes quite a good case against auteurism.
2007 October 15, Ginia Bellafante, “Emerging From a Coma a Slightly Better Person”, in New York Times: