单词 | repressionist |
释义 | repressionistn.adj. A. n. A person who advocates or practises repression or repressive measures, esp. against a particular racial or social group. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > suppression or repression > advocate of suppressionist1829 repressionist1860 1860 Brit. Controversialist 3rd Ser. 3 264 To argue as ‘Sinim’ does is fallacious, and does not dispose of our opinion that the fears of the repressionists..are exaggerated. 1888 Times 9 June 9/1 The feudalists, the bigots, the Jew-baiters, the Repressionists, and the other reactionary elements in Prussia. 1905 S. E. Griggs (title) The hindered hand, or, the reign of the repressionist. 1961 A. Butler tr. H. Daniel-Rops Protestant Reformation vi. 380 The Placard Affair (1534) alarmed the king so much that it threw him conclusively on the side of the repressionists. 2004 B. Crimmins Never shake Hands with War Criminal viii. 47 It's predictable that he would court the braying repressionists who have seized control of the White House. B. adj. That advocates or practises repression; designating or characteristic of a repressionist. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > suppressive or repressive repressivec1425 suppressive1662 repressory1863 repressionary1885 repressful1893 repressionist1906 1906 Q. Rev. Jan. 262 He was as sincere as he was persistent in his narrow-minded repressionist policy. 1931 B. Marshall Father Malachy's Miracle v. 95 Andrew Gillespie..was..a great deal nearer to the Right Reverend Monsignor Robert Gillespie..and repressionist. 1979 P. L. Murphy World War I & Origin Civil Liberties in U.S. 21 They [sc. administration leaders] did nothing to reduce..private repressionist groups set up to intimidate and harass war critics. 2002 Hotline (Nexis) 28 Oct. Will a person..be able to shed such repressionist views and fully and effectively represent the citizens of House District 36? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1860 |
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