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exceptionalist

exceptionalist noun: a proponent of exceptionalism.

Noun

exceptionalist (plural exceptionalists)

  1. A proponent of exceptionalism.

Adjective

exceptionalist (comparative more exceptionalist, superlative most exceptionalist)

  1. Of or pertaining to exceptionalism.
    • Three decisions handed down within a week of each other in June of 2023 illustrate this point. Haaland v. Brackeen, which upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, produced a majority opinion and a concurring opinion that are firmly in the exceptionalist mode but another...2024 September 30, Michael Doran, “EXCEPTIONALISM AND ASSIMILATIONISM IN FEDERAL INDIAN LAW”, in Stanford Law School, volume 20, number 2, page 268, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025

Forms of exceptionalist

Noun
pluralexceptionalists
Adjective
comparativemore exceptionalist
superlativemost exceptionalist

Origin of exceptionalist

From exceptional + -ist.

Questions about exceptionalist

What does exceptionalist mean?
Exceptionalist means a proponent of exceptionalism.
What part of speech is exceptionalist?
Exceptionalist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of exceptionalist?
The plural of exceptionalist is exceptionalists.

Words near exceptionalist in the dictionary

  1. exceptional spaces
  2. exceptional zero
  3. exceptional zeros
  4. exceptionalism
  5. exceptionalisms
  6. exceptionalist
  7. exceptionalistic
  8. exceptionalists
  9. exceptionalities
  10. exceptionality
  11. exceptionally

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