- canutism
- n книжн. упорная решимость противостоять новшествам, изменениям, консерватизм
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
Ca|nut|ism — «kuh NOO tih zuhm, NYOO », noun. the practice of a Canute; any attempt to hold back or reverse change: »[The] proposal to cut bank rate by 2 per cent was…not so much conservatism as Canutism (Manchester Guardian Weekly) … Useful english dictionary