English
falandization
Falandization comes from Polish Falandyzacja.
- PolishmodernFalandyzacja
- Englishearliest quotation 1996falandization
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- PolishmodernFalandyzacja
- Englishearliest quotation 1996falandization
Earliest quotation: 1996, Daily Report: Eastern Europe, The Service: “This is not even Falandization. This is a clear…”
The story
Referencing Polish lawyer Lech Falandysz, who in 1994 argued that the president had the right to dismiss two National Broadcasting Council members whom he had appointed, which was not explicitly allowed nor prohibited by the law.
Every English word from Polish Falandyzacja
Today it means
noun A dubious interpretation of the law, developed to increase the president's power.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Polish Falandyzacja / falandization