Trussite
nounEtymology From Truss + -ite.
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Government, Politics UK, Neologism A political supporter of Liz Truss (born 1975), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister in September–October 2022.
- There are the Trussites, hovering over her Instagram posts in political adoration, and then there are others who consider her a menace who is about to be made Prime Minister in a sinister conspiracy by Brexiteers.2022 May 11, George Trefgarne, “In defence of Liz Truss’s retro economics”, in The Spectator:
- So it is a measure from Liz Truss’s government and that allows the Labour party to tell a story that has the potential to do real damage to the Conservatives: that Sunak is simply too weak, and his party is sufficiently Trussite that he is essentially a puppet for his predecessor.2023 October 25, Stephen Bush, “Bankers’ bonuses: Sunak’s Trussite hangover carries political costs”, in Financial Times:
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- resignations brought about Johnson’s demise and those loyal Johnsonites who favoured the return of their betrayed leader; and then between tax-cutting Trussites and orthodox Thatcherite supporters of Rishi Sunak.2024 May 15, Colin Kidd, “The strange death of conservatism”, in New Statesman: