ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gattopardism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Gattopardism is a noun meaning The creation of political reforms that are only apparent rather than substantial.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

To sum up, the old principle of leaving things as they are, the worst forms of transformism and gattopardism, the prevalence of diplomacy over politics, of Guicciardini over Machiavelli, to quote Gramsci, crushed any real possibility of innovation in Europe.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pseudorevolution, pseudorevolutionary, gradualism, reformist, pseudoprogressive, pseudodemocracy.

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