单词 | rejectionist |
释义 | rejectionistn.adj. A. n. A person who rejects a proposed policy, spec. a supporter of Palestinian independence who rejects the possibility of a negotiated peace with Israel (cf. Rejection Front n. at rejection n. Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Arab and Middle East politics > [noun] > specific Arab association > adherent of rejectionist1908 Hezbollahi1981 1908 Western Times (Exeter) 27 Nov. 7/5 The Marquis of Lansdowne pointed out that any attempt to extend the time-limit would probably be held to be a breach of privilege of the Lower House, and this called the waverers to the side of the rejectionists. 1919 Times 25 Aug. 10/6 There is no change in the attitude of the Rejectionists... Senator Knox, at a conference of the War Council of rejectionists,..said..that the safety and welfare of the United States would best be served by complete rejection of the treaty. 1934 N.Y. Times 4 Feb. 2 (headline) Philippine rejectionists demand independence at earlier date. 1975 U.S. News & World Rep. 3 Feb. 39 To punish terrorists and ‘rejectionists’ among Palestinian Arabs. 2005 New Yorker 28 Feb. 45/3 It is no longer possible for Americans to convince such rejectionists to accept their diminished status in Iraq. B. adj. Of or relating to rejectionism or rejectionists. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific political theories or doctrines > [adjective] > other political theories or doctrines radical1783 progressive1830 progressist1843 abstentionist1857 restrictionist1858 communalist1871 mutualistic1874 militant1876 possibilist1881 productivist1892 radical feminist1905 rejectionist1909 minimalist1917 pan-Asian1917 maximalist1918 one-world1919 Eurasian1922 gradualistic1926 Europasian1928 gradualist1931 social revolutionary1931 renovationist1934 restrictivist1936 identitarian1943 cultural Marxist1949 1909 Northern Daily Tel. 6 Nov. 2/4 These rejectionist Peers do not claim that they are acting with the approval of Mr Balfour, Lord Lansdowne, and other accredited leaders of the Conservative party. 1948 R. Bonthius Christian Paths Self-acceptance i. 1 The author..considers the three main pathways to self-acceptance which can be identified in Christian history: the rejectionist, the forensic, and the meliorist. 1976 Guardian 2 June 2/2 If Mr Kosygin wants to engineer the format of an Arab ‘rejectionist’ coalition to confront American penetration of the area, he is unlikely to get much encouragement from President Assad. 1993 Times 24 Aug. 9/3 In Tuzla, 80 miles north of Sarajevo, rejectionist feeling is also running high. 2004 C. Cobb Ego & Ink xv. 175 I was a sitting duck for guys who were in a rejectionist mode about what had gone on..before. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1908 |
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