khubzism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The repression of political parties, human rights, and the press in Tunisia under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Word forms

khubzism

Etymology

From Arabic خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”) + -ism, in the idea of bread and circuses.

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