jackboot
jack·boot [ ˈjak-ˌbüt]
[ˈjak-ˌbüt]
1a : a heavy military boot made of glossy black leather extending above the knee and worn especially during the 17th and 18th centuries
b : a laceless military boot reaching to the calf
2 : the spirit or policy of militarism or totalitarianism
Recent Examples on the Web
//As the Nazis seize power and stamp down their jackboots on Jewish communities and left-leaning intellectuals throughout Europe, many flee to the United States.
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Trevor Lipscombe, Time, "Einstein Feared a Nazi Atom Bomb—But Immigrants Made Sure the U.S. Got There First," 2 Aug. 2019
//In both cases students met with jackboots, nighttime raids on their homes, torture and prison.
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Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "The Other Russian Meddling," 22 July 2018
//The notion of Weimar implied by these comparisons stars Marlene Dietrich and features jackboots and sequins.
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The Economist, "The real resonances, and warnings, of Weimar Germany," 8 Mar. 2018
//One wonders whether there is anything more to the American Right’s dalliance with the Le Pens of the world than jackboot envy.
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Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Who Was Steve Bannon?," 22 Jan. 2018
//To help fund his jackboot crusade against unauthorized immigration, Trump would cut FEMA funding by 11 percent.
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Jamil Smith, Esquire, "Soon, Trump Will Have to Handle a Real Disaster," 22 June 2017
First Known Use of jackboot
1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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