greenbackisms
/ˈɡrinˌbækɪzəmz/
noun
- Political or economic policies that support the use of paper money not backed by gold or silver, especially those associated with the Greenback Party in 19th-century U.S. history.
- The historian explained how greenbackisms influenced farmers' movements in the 1870s.
- Some modern populist ideas echo the greenbackisms of the post-Civil War era.
- The candidate's speech was full of greenbackisms, calling for more paper currency in circulation.