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Meaning of gattopardism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The creation of political reforms that are only apparent rather than substantial.

uncountable

Equivalents

Español gatopardismo
Français gattopardisme
Italiano gattopardismo

Examples

“To sum up, the old principle of leaving things as they are, the worst forms of transformism and gattopardism, the prevalence of diplomacy over politics, of Guicciardini over Machiavelli, to quote Gramsci, crushed any real possibility of innovation in Europe.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Gattuso Gatum gatumbaite Gatun Gatwick Gatz

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