Vichyiten.adj.
/ˈviːʃɪʌɪt/ A. n.
= Vichyist n. at Vichy n. Derivatives.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > French politics > [noun] > support of specific dynasty or government > supporter of
Armagnac1420
Anglo-French1796
Napoleonist1814
Bonapartist1815
Bourbonist1820
Orleanist1834
Vichyist1943
Vichyite1943
1943 Ann. Reg. 1942 287 Yesterday a ‘Vichy-ite’, collaborating with the Nazis..today a French patriot.
1979 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Feb. 14/4 A collabo, someone who picked the wrong side, a Theban Vichyite?
B. adj.
Supporting the Vichy government (see Vichy n. 2). Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > politics > French politics > [adjective] > relating or adhering to specific dynasty or government
Guisian1579
Napoleonist1849
Orleanistic1865
Bonapartist1869
Vichyite1945
1945 Times 30 Oct. 3/4 Vichyite officials in Indo-China.
1968 L. Deighton Only when I Larf xvii. 210 Some Vichyite collaborateur had previously owned the hotel.
1978 Times 9 Jan. 8/5 Each school of thought has its own pet profile of ‘Treasury Man’, whether it be the Institute of Economic Affairs seeing in him the symptoms of chronic Keynesianism or the Tribune Group of left wing Labour MPs sniffing for ‘Vichyite’ collaborators with the International Monetary Fund.
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