释义 |
Creditiste Canad.|kreɪdɪˈtiːst| Also Creditiste. [Fr.] An adherent of the Quebec wing of the Social Credit party in Canada, or one of their members of parliament. Also attrib.
1962Kingston (Ontario) Whig-Standard 23 Oct. 13/1 Réal Caouette and his 25 Creditistes are the real reason. 1963Ibid. 6 Mar. 1/7 Creditiste candidates captured almost half of their total of 45,000-odd votes in the entire area here on June 18. 1965New Statesman 8 Oct. 506/3 The Quebec creditistes..seceded from the party. 1967Canad. Ann. Rev. 1966 20 Five Créditistes and 2 Independents joined 13 New Democrats in voting against the government. 1971Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 6 May 1/2 Real Couette announced proudly in the Commons Wednesday that the Ralliement Creditiste has readopted the name Social Credit in English, Credit Social in French. |