a person who or organization that rejects a particular policy or proposal
b.
as adjective
rejectionist factions
a rejectionist ideology
rejectionist in American English
(rɪˈdʒekʃənɪst)
noun
1.
any person or group that refuses to compromise in a dispute
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to rejectionists
Derived forms
rejectionism
noun
Word origin
[1975–80; rejection + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bench press, family therapy, gridlock, methanogen, noogie-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, machinist, socialist
Examples of 'rejectionist' in a sentence
rejectionist
When the prevailing mood is rejectionist nothing is sacred and nobody is safe.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
First, he's trying to negotiate a year-long ceasefire with the rejectionist groups to gain breathing space.