mccarthyism, n.Definitions

McCarthyism (n.) began ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠before McCarthy — a business and liberal crusade using fear and jingoism to undermine labor rights and working democracy.

McCarthyism (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠often a mislabel for a broader business-led assault on independent thought, in which the press and the universities cooperated eagerly.