retentionistn.adj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtɛnʃn̩ɪst/,

/rᵻˈtɛnʃ(ə)nɪst/, U.S.

/rəˈtɛn(t)ʃənəst/,

/riˈtɛn(t)ʃənəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retention n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < retention n. + -ist suffix.

A. n.

1. gen. A person who advocates the retention of something (in various senses of retention n.); a supporter of retention.In quot. 1858: a person who advocates a theory that certain types of animal can suppress their scent when threatened.

ΚΠ

1858 Zoologist 16 5984 As to the alleged suppression or retention of scent, I think the supposed power as much a myth as the supposed variety of partridge... And yet this might have served a retentionist with a good ‘case in point’.

1899 Econ. Jrnl. 9 641 The educational propaganda of this body and of the retentionists generally had never ceased.

1966 Times 15 Sept. 11/3 Maybe the fact that Huddersfield itself is within two years of celebrating its centenary of incorporation holds hope for the retentionists.

2002 Science 15 Mar. 2005/1 A long-running battle between destructionists—those who believe the last known stocks of the variola virus should be destroyed—and retentionists, who want to keep them around for study.

2. Chiefly historical. A person who advocates the retention of territory, esp. the retention by the United States of the Philippines and other Spanish overseas territories annexed during the Spanish-American War (1898).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [noun] > other specific policies or advocacy of > supporter of

common holder1565

abolitionist1827

governmentalist1831

destructive1832

annexationist1841

destructionist1841

annexionist1844

decompositionist1849

expansionist1862

disintegrator1865

dissolutionist1882

irredentist1882

disintegrationist1884

isolationist1899

retentionist1899

free fooder1903

laissez-fairist1932

autarkist1938

elitist1938

neo-isolationist1950

non-aligner1963

1899 Contemp. Rev. June 795 The Imperialist..is..at once an unyielding retentionist and an irrepressible and insatiable ‘expansionist’.

1916 M. M. Kalaw Case for Filipinos v. 96 The retentionists endeavored to show that the majority of the Filipino people were on their side.

1963 K. Ingham Hist. E. Afr. v. 160 The main hope of the retentionists now rested in Lord Rosebery,..who alone in the Cabinet appeared to have any interest in holding Buganda.

2006 P. A. Kramer Blood of Govt. vi. 371 Retentionists argued that the United States was ‘protecting’ the Philippines.

3. A person who advocates the retention of a law or practice; spec. a person who advocates the retention of capital (or occasionally corporal) punishment.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > one who advocates

retentionist1930

restorationist1973

1930 Manch. Guardian 4 Dec. 9/3 The ‘retentionists’..appear thoroughly convinced..that the dye-stuff manufacturers have made out a much better case for the renewal of the Act.

1954 C. Duff New Handbk. on Hanging 48 There Is No Increase in the Number of Murders After Abolition... One must hope that the abolitionists will not flaunt the figures too flamboyantly under the noses of the retentionists.

1972 Times 28 Sept. 16/3 Retentionists [of caning] and agnostics can complain that the case for retention is made perfunctorily.

1999 Daily Tel. 3 May 18/2 It is vain for what is left of retentionists to call for the return of capital punishment.

B. adj.

Of or relating to retentionists; that advocates retention of something.

ΚΠ

1922 F. B. Harrison Corner-stone Philippine Independence xiii. 199 Every one of his enumerated criticisms was incorrect and based upon false evidence purposely given him by the retentionist ‘junta’ in Manila.

1956 Times 10 July 6/3 There was no evidence to show that the police in abolitionist countries were any less safe than they were in retentionist countries.

2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 May 18/2 Archaeological countries tend to be ‘retentionist’—they aim to retain antiquities within their borders.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retentionist
释义	retentionistn.adj. Brit. /rᵻˈtɛnʃn̩ɪst/, /rᵻˈtɛnʃ(ə)nɪst/, U.S. /rəˈtɛn(t)ʃənəst/, /riˈtɛn(t)ʃənəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retention n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < retention n. + -ist suffix. A. n. 1. gen. A person who advocates the retention of something (in various senses of retention n.); a supporter of retention.In quot. 1858: a person who advocates a theory that certain types of animal can suppress their scent when threatened. ΚΠ 1858 Zoologist 16 5984 As to the alleged suppression or retention of scent, I think the supposed power as much a myth as the supposed variety of partridge... And yet this might have served a retentionist with a good ‘case in point’. 1899 Econ. Jrnl. 9 641 The educational propaganda of this body and of the retentionists generally had never ceased. 1966 Times 15 Sept. 11/3 Maybe the fact that Huddersfield itself is within two years of celebrating its centenary of incorporation holds hope for the retentionists. 2002 Science 15 Mar. 2005/1 A long-running battle between destructionists—those who believe the last known stocks of the variola virus should be destroyed—and retentionists, who want to keep them around for study. 2. Chiefly historical. A person who advocates the retention of territory, esp. the retention by the United States of the Philippines and other Spanish overseas territories annexed during the Spanish-American War (1898). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [noun] > other specific policies or advocacy of > supporter of common holder1565 abolitionist1827 governmentalist1831 destructive1832 annexationist1841 destructionist1841 annexionist1844 decompositionist1849 expansionist1862 disintegrator1865 dissolutionist1882 irredentist1882 disintegrationist1884 isolationist1899 retentionist1899 free fooder1903 laissez-fairist1932 autarkist1938 elitist1938 neo-isolationist1950 non-aligner1963 1899 Contemp. Rev. June 795 The Imperialist..is..at once an unyielding retentionist and an irrepressible and insatiable ‘expansionist’. 1916 M. M. Kalaw Case for Filipinos v. 96 The retentionists endeavored to show that the majority of the Filipino people were on their side. 1963 K. Ingham Hist. E. Afr. v. 160 The main hope of the retentionists now rested in Lord Rosebery,..who alone in the Cabinet appeared to have any interest in holding Buganda. 2006 P. A. Kramer Blood of Govt. vi. 371 Retentionists argued that the United States was ‘protecting’ the Philippines. 3. A person who advocates the retention of a law or practice; spec. a person who advocates the retention of capital (or occasionally corporal) punishment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > one who advocates retentionist1930 restorationist1973 1930 Manch. Guardian 4 Dec. 9/3 The ‘retentionists’..appear thoroughly convinced..that the dye-stuff manufacturers have made out a much better case for the renewal of the Act. 1954 C. Duff New Handbk. on Hanging 48 There Is No Increase in the Number of Murders After Abolition... One must hope that the abolitionists will not flaunt the figures too flamboyantly under the noses of the retentionists. 1972 Times 28 Sept. 16/3 Retentionists [of caning] and agnostics can complain that the case for retention is made perfunctorily. 1999 Daily Tel. 3 May 18/2 It is vain for what is left of retentionists to call for the return of capital punishment. B. adj. Of or relating to retentionists; that advocates retention of something. ΚΠ 1922 F. B. Harrison Corner-stone Philippine Independence xiii. 199 Every one of his enumerated criticisms was incorrect and based upon false evidence purposely given him by the retentionist ‘junta’ in Manila. 1956 Times 10 July 6/3 There was no evidence to show that the police in abolitionist countries were any less safe than they were in retentionist countries. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 May 18/2 Archaeological countries tend to be ‘retentionist’—they aim to retain antiquities within their borders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1858
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