Bonapartism
/ˌboʊnəˈpɑɹ(ˌ)tɪzəm/noun
Bonapartism is a noun meaning “The practices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-O-N-A-P-A-R-T-I-S-M, and it appears about once in every 69 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does Bonapartism mean?
noun
- 1
The practices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
- 2
A populist alliance between the bourgeoisie and the lumpenproletariat characterized by strong leadership and conservative nationalism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce Bonapartism?
- UK /ˈbəʊnəpɑːtɪzəm/
- US /ˌboʊnəˈpɑɹ(ˌ)tɪzəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Bonapartism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
How common is Bonapartism?
Bonapartism appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Bonapartism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bonapartisme |
| German | Bonapartismus, Napoleonismus |
| Portuguese | bonapartismo |
| Spanish | bonapartismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Bonapartism come from?
From Bonaparte + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).