Nasseriten.adj.
/ˈnasərʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈnæsəˌraɪt/ A. n.
A supporter of Nasser or Nasserism, esp. an Arab nationalist. Cf. Nasserist n.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > politics > Arab and Middle East politics > [noun] > Egyptian politics > principle or policy > supporters of
Zaghlulist1921
Nasserite1956
Nasserist1958
1956 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 June 8/4 Its members would range from the leftist extremists in the British Labor party to the Nasserites of Egypt.
1959 Daily Tel. 24 Apr. 12/5 Five visiting Iraqi officers are reported to have recently investigated public feeling here, much to the concern of the Nasserites.
1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate iv. 105 Are you a nationalist?.. A Nasserite?
1994 Internat. Org. 48 58 Nasserites, Socialists, and the Moslem Brotherhood rejected an alliance with ‘imperialists’ against fellow Arabs.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of President Nasser of Egypt, Nasserists, or Nasserism. Cf. Nasserist adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > politics > Arab and Middle East politics > [adjective] > specific policies or parties in Egypt
Zaghlulist1924
Wafdist1926
Nasserist1956
Nasserite1957
1957 Washington Post 26 June a13/2 If Nasserite nationalism triumphs in the end, it will mean the destruction of all Western interests in Arab lands.
1958 Times 18 Mar. 11/3 The argument..between the west-looking policy pursued by President Chamoun and M. Solh and the Nasserite policy espoused by some of the Opposition.
1966 Economist 5 Mar. 889/1 If this is not potential ‘nasserite material’, what is?
1992 Economist 11 Apr. 74/2 He pursued a Nasserite vision of Arab unity; among his seven attempts at union was one that would have combined Libya's money with Egypt's people and Sudan's farming.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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