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capitulationist

capitulationist noun: an advocate of capitulation.

Noun

capitulationist (plural capitulationists)

  1. An advocate of capitulation
    • (Sun Chang-hsiang), chairman of the revolutionary committee of (Shihwu) brigade in Linyi County, said: "We shall persist in launching serious comment and discussion on 'Water Margin' so that everyone will see clearly the true colors of the capitulationists. In the future, whatever we do, we must...1975 September 12 [1975 September 9], “Shansi Prefecture Holds Forum on 'Water Margin'”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 178, Foreign Broadcast Information Service...

Adjective

capitulationist (comparative more capitulationist, superlative most capitulationist)

  1. Of or pertaining to capitulationism

Forms of capitulationist

Noun
pluralcapitulationists
Adjective
comparativemore capitulationist
superlativemost capitulationist

Origin of capitulationist

From capitulation + -ist.

Questions about capitulationist

What does capitulationist mean?
Capitulationist means an advocate of capitulation.
What part of speech is capitulationist?
Capitulationist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of capitulationist?
The plural of capitulationist is capitulationists.

Words near capitulationist in the dictionary

  1. capitulates
  2. capitulateth
  3. capitulating
  4. capitulation
  5. capitulationism
  6. capitulationist
  7. capitulationists
  8. capitulations
  9. capitulator
  10. capitulators
  11. capitulatory

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