1. (1799-1821) Mouvement soutenant Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoléon Ier).
2. (1848-1870) Mouvement soutenant Louis Napoléon (Napoléon III).
1. The policy of Napoleon Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.
2. A political movement supporting Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.
Political system of military dictatorship by an individual, ostensibly based on popular appeal, with frequent use of the plebiscite. Derived from Napoleon's system of rule (1799–1815), the term has been applied to other regimes, for example that of Juan Perón in Argentina. In France, supporters of the Bonaparte family's claims to the French throne during the 19th century were known as Bonapartists.