vanˈsid.ə(r)d.ˌizəm also vən- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sir Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart of Denham died 1957 British diplomat + English -ism
: a doctrine holding that the conduct of German war leaders from the Franco-Prussian war on has had the wholehearted support of the majority of Germans and that Germany must be demilitarized during a protracted period of occupation and reeducation to insure against her undertaking further wars of conquest