gattopardism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The creation of political reforms that are only apparent rather than substantial.

Word forms

gattopardism

Etymology

Ultimately from the novel The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo) by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.

Related words

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