Johnsonian
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Connected with Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency and social programs
- adjective
- /ˌdʒɒnˈsoʊniən/
- Formal
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johnsoniano
- In his speeches, he often emphasized Johnsonian themes of equality and opportunity for all.
Examples
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The president's Johnsonian policies aimed to reduce poverty and expand civil rights.
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Many of the social programs enacted during the 1960s were inspired by Johnsonian ideals.
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Such is the stuff that Marxist utopias are made of, or a Johnsonian Great Society.
Academic text (1997)
Surface Forms
Johnsonian positive
Morphology
Johnsonian = Johnson (transparent) = Johnson + ian
The suffix '-ian' is commonly used to denote relation to a person or their characteristics.
Etymology
Johnsonian comes from the last name Johnson plus the ending -ian, which means 'related to' or 'belonging to'. It is used for ideas and policies of President Lyndon B. Johnson—especially his Great Society programs—so a Johnsonian approach means using government power to expand social welfare.