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longtermists

longtermists is the plural 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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Questions about longtermists

What is longtermists the plural of?
Longtermists is the plural of longtermist.

Words near longtermists in the dictionary

  1. longtails
  2. Longtan
  3. longterm
  4. longtermism
  5. longtermist
  6. longtermists
  7. longtermly
  8. Longthorn
  9. Longthorns
  10. longtime
  11. longtimer

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