Baathist

baath;ism variant(s): or ba'ath;ism function: noun etymology: baath (party) (part translation of arabic h?izb al-ba?ath, literally, renaissance party) + -ismdate: 1963 : the principles and policies of the baath political party of iraq and syria characterized especially by promotion of pan-arab socialism— baath;ist or ba'ath;ist noun or adjective