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long-termist

long-termist is the alternative spelling of longtermist.

Meaning of longtermist

Noun

longtermist (plural longtermists)

  1. A believer or follower of longtermism (“an ethical stance which gives priority to improving the long-term future”).
    • Longtermists are in daily conversation with neartermists. It’s a red herring to argue that “abandoning what would most help people on Earth today isn’t exactly ethically sound.”2022 September 9, Theodore Leinwand, “Neartermism and longtermism aren’t at odds”, in The Washington Post

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Forms of long-termist

plurallong-termists

Questions about long-termist

What is long-termist the alternative spelling of?
Long-termist is the alternative spelling of longtermist.

Words near long-termist in the dictionary

  1. long-term memory
  2. long-term potentiation
  3. long-termer
  4. long-termers
  5. long-termism
  6. long-termist
  7. long-termists
  8. long-termly
  9. long-termness
  10. long-time
  11. long-time listener, first-time caller

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