Used to form nouns of action, process, or result based on the accompanying verb ending in -ise or -ize. · Used to form the name of a school of thought, system, or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder (When de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "doctrines" sense below, e.g. Liberalism vs. liberalism.)
1US politicsThe Republicanpolitics of William McKinley (1843–1901), 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901.