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Baath

Baath

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A political party in some Arab countries that promotes unity and social equality
  • proper noun
: Partido Baaz
  • After a short-lived 1963 attempt to seize power, the Baath party tried again and consolidated control after a 1968 coup.
  • Baath Party
  • Baath regime
  • Baath Party members

Examples

  • The two major parties are modeled in both structure and role on Saddam's organization of the Baath Party.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Therefore, when the Baath Party came to power in the early 1960s, Syria initiated the Euphrates Valley Project.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The Palestinians even have official status in the Syrian Baath Party and participate in its leadership.

    Academic text (2013)
  • There can be little doubt that many Iraqis joined the Baath Party in order to survive.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In 1966, a revolutionary Baath faction ruled Syria.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Paul Bremer, the American administrator, issued an order removing about 30,000 senior Baath Party members from their posts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • On 8 February 1963, Quasim's regime was overthrown and the Baath party came to power in Baghdad.

    Academic text (2001)
  • After the 1958 revolution and the Baath Party coup ten years later, successive Iraqi governments embraced Arab nationalism.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The two ideologies blended together in the Baath Party in Syria, Iraq, and socialist regimes in Egypt and Yemen.

    Blog text (2)
  • The Baath Party has been a significant force in Middle Eastern politics, advocating for Arab unity and socialism.

Synonyms

Arabism
vsBaath
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A political movement that seeks unity among Arab countries

is a specific party movement that adds socialism and national revival focus

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Baath comes from the Arabic word baʿth meaning 'rebirth' or 'revival'. The Baath Party chose that name to show its goal of 'bringing back' strong Arab unity and social reform, so the party's name explains its purpose.