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

The 64-year-old MAGA conspiracy theorist submitted his paperwork on Wednesday, according to online records from the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. —Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025

Earlier this month, in another sign of defiance from MAGA women in Congress, Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida launched a discharge petition to bypass Johnson and force a floor vote on congressional stock trading ban. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

Earlier this week, Hegseth welcomed dozens of MAGA media influencers and commentators to the Pentagon for orientation sessions and press briefings. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025

And the Watergate scandal gets the MAGA treatment. —Christian Orozco, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2016, in the meaning defined above