Créditiste
/ˌkreɪdɪˈtiːst/(also Creditiste) Canadian Politics (now historical )
noun
An adherent of any of a number of Canadian Social Credit parties, especially the Quebec wing of the Social Credit party in Canada or the separate party formed by it; a member of parliament belonging to this.
- The Ralliement des créditistes du Canada was formed by Real Cauoette (1917–76), Canadian politician, in 1958; it merged with the Social Credit Party of Canada in 1971. The Ralliement créditiste du Québec was formed in 1970 (later renamed the Parti créditiste) as a Social Credit platform in Québec; it was dissolved in 1980..
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Whig-Standard. From French créditiste, noun, denoting an adherent of this movement, and adjective, designating this movement from crédit + -iste, with allusion to the name of the Parti Crédit social du Canada, French name of the Social Credit Party of Canada.
- put off the evil day (or hour)
- put-on
- put one over on
- put one's affairs in order
- put one's back into
- put one's best foot forward
- put oneself in another's place
- put one's face on
- put one's feet up
- put one's finger in the dyke
- put one's finger on something
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it (or put one's foot in one's mouth)
- put one's hand in one's pocket
- put one's hands together
- put one's hands up
- put one's head in a noose
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- put one's shirt on
- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- put on flesh
- putonghua
- put on one's thinking cap
- put on (or lose) weight
- put on the dog