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decampee

decampee noun: a person who has switched political parties.

Noun

decampee (plural decampees)

  1. (Nigeria) A person who has switched political parties.
    • The most popular decampee who is widely believed to pose the most serious challenge to Governor Sylva is Chief Timi Alaibe who defected from PDP to the Labour Party (LP).2013, John A. A. Ayoade, Nigeria's Critical Election, 2011, page 170

Forms of decampee

pluraldecampees

Origin of decampee

From decamp + -ee.

Questions about decampee

What does decampee mean?
Decampee means a person who has switched political parties.
What part of speech is decampee?
Decampee is a noun.
What is the plural of decampee?
The plural of decampee is decampees.

Words near decampee in the dictionary

  1. decamine
  2. decamired
  3. decamireds
  4. decamp
  5. decamped
  6. decampee
  7. decampees
  8. decamper
  9. decampers
  10. decamping
  11. decampment

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