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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
McCarthyism \McCarthyism\ prop. n. [from Senator Joseph McCarthy, who repeatedly asserted without evidence that numerous communists were present in the United States government.] Unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists). [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
McCarthyism
noun: unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)
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