MCCARTHYISM


Meaning of MCCARTHYISM in English

/ məˈkɑːθiɪzəm; NAmE -ˈkɑːrθ-/ noun

[ U ] an aggressive investigation during the 1950s against people in the US government and other institutions who were thought to be communists , in which many people lost their jobs

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.