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Andolanjeevi

Andolanjeevi noun: a person characterised as habitually participating in or attaching themselves to various political or social protests or movements, regardless of the particular cause.

Noun

Andolanjeevi (plural Andolanjeevis)

  1. (India, derogatory, slang) A person characterised as habitually participating in or attaching themselves to various political or social protests or movements, regardless of the particular cause.

Forms of Andolanjeevi

pluralAndolanjeevis

Origin of Andolanjeevi

Borrowed from Hindi आंदोलनजीवी (āndolanjīvī), Coined by analogy with परजीवी (parajīvī, “parasite”) From आंदोलन (āndolan, “protest, agitation, movement”) + -जीवी (-jīvī, “one who lives by or subsists on”) The term was popularized in Indian political discourse by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via his parliamentary speech on 8th Feburary 2021.

Questions about Andolanjeevi

What does Andolanjeevi mean?
Andolanjeevi means a person characterised as habitually participating in or attaching themselves to various political or social protests or movements, regardless of the particular cause.
What part of speech is Andolanjeevi?
Andolanjeevi is a noun.
What is the plural of Andolanjeevi?
The plural of Andolanjeevi is Andolanjeevis.

Words near Andolanjeevi in the dictionary

  1. Andizhan
  2. Ando
  3. Andoa
  4. Andoain
  5. Andoke
  6. Andolanjeevi
  7. Andolanjeevis
  8. andolast
  9. Andolina
  10. Andolinas
  11. andon

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