Hoovercrat

noun

Hoo·​ver·​crat

ˈhüvə(r)ˌkrat

plural -s

: a Democrat of the southern U.S. voting for or supporting Herbert Hoover in the presidential election of 1928

Hoovercratic

¦⸗⸗¦kratik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Herbert Hoover + English democrat

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