Home › Words › G › gaitskellismgaitskellismgaitskellism means the ideology of a faction of the Labour Party (UK) led by Hugh Gaitskell.EtymologyFrom Gaitskell + -ism.nounThe ideology of a faction of the Labour Party (UK) led by Hugh Gaitskell.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gaitskellian 84% match — Of or relating to Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), British politician and leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963. vs gaitskellism →gaitskellite 81% match — A member of a faction of the Labour Party (UK) led by Hugh Gaitskell. vs gaitskellism →bevanism 55% match — The ideology of a faction of the Labour Party (UK) led by Aneurin Bevan. vs gaitskellism →butskellism 55% match — A centrist economic policy obtaining in post-war Britain, upheld by both Conservative and Labour Chancellors. vs gaitskellism →blairism 54% match — The political ideology attributed to the governments of British Prime Minister Tony Blair vs gaitskellism →gaullism 53% match — A French political ideology based on Charles de Gaulle's thoughts and actions. vs gaitskellism →gaullist 52% match — One who believes in or follows the ideals of Gaullism. vs gaitskellism →gladstonianism 52% match — The politics of William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898). vs gaitskellism →