khubzism means the repression of political parties, human rights, and the press in Tunisia under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From Arabic خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”) + -ism, in the idea of bread and circuses.
noun
- The repression of political parties, human rights, and the press in Tunisia under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.“Tunisians, who boasted the Arab world's highest literacy rate and its largest middle class, were subdued by a system they called Khubzism ...”