MAGA

noun

ˈma-gə 

sometimes

ˈmä- 

variants or MAGA movement

: a political movement calling for strict limits on immigration and a return to policies and practices in place before globalization and especially before the era of globalization that began in the late 20th century

Note: The MAGA movement began during the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the Republican nominee. Its name is derived from Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

—often used before another noun

a MAGA voter

MAGA Republicans

Examples of MAGA in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Long before Trump and his MAGA acolytes, Modi understood how the primal power of blood could be deployed against the delicate bloom of ideas and abstractions. —Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025

Stewart showed videos of MAGA crowds booing the news that the Epstein files allegedly do not exist. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 July 2025

All good people, regardless of fundamental beliefs, need to vigorously, with courage, resist the sickness that is Trump and MAGA. —Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025

This was a conspiracy that Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, and these MAGA extremists have been fanning the flames of for the last several years, and now the chickens are coming home to roost. —Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2016, in the meaning defined above