developmentalist
developmentalist adjective: of, or related to developmentalism.
Adjective
developmentalist (comparative more developmentalist, superlative most developmentalist)
- Of, or related to developmentalism.
- [Eisenhower] did it in the end by drawing heavily on Cold War rhetoric: he painted developmentalism as the first step on the road to communism, and by connecting developmentalist governments to the USSR he was able to tar them in the mind of American citizens.2017, Jason Hickel, “The Age of the Coup”, in The Divide […] , London: William Heinemann, →ISBN
Noun
developmentalist (plural developmentalists)
- A follower or proponent of developmentalism.
- He was a developmentalist, a universalist, and a believer in social values and cultural influences.1987, The Bulletin of the Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education, Issue 7
Forms of developmentalist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more developmentalist |
| superlative | most developmentalist |
| Noun | |
| plural | developmentalists |
Origin of developmentalist
From developmental + -ist.
Words formed from developmentalist
Questions about developmentalist
- What does developmentalist mean?
- Developmentalist means of, or related to developmentalism.
- What part of speech is developmentalist?
- Developmentalist can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near developmentalist in the dictionary
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