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

He was dragged down steps, Tazed and sprayed with chemical agents as MAGA loyalists hoping to stop the certification of President Biden’s electoral win called for Fanone to be killed with his own service weapon. —Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026

As for everyone else in Musk’s orbit, this clearly isn’t about a symbolic MAGA win. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026

Firmly in control of the nation’s massive federal apparatus, MAGA and its Republican lickspittles in Congress have thrived on chaos. —Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026

Huge numbers of American fundamentalists and evangelicals—not just cultural Christians, but also those who faithfully attend church and Bible-study sessions and prayer gatherings—prefer the MAGA Jesus to the real Jesus. —Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

2016, in the meaning defined above