Portillista
Portillista noun: a political supporter of Michael Portillo (born 1953), British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician.
Noun
Portillista (plural Portillistas)
- A political supporter of Michael Portillo (born 1953), British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician.
- Yet despite that pedigree, he describes himself as "essentially a Portillista" – liberal on social affairs, centre-right on economics.2001 October 3, Matthew Tempest, “New Labour's power-dressed future”, in The Guardian
- If Sunak is highly regarded by his colleagues, he does not have a dedicated group of supporters in Parliament: there is no Sunakian equivalent of the Portillistas, the Brownites, or the Friends of Dave.2020, Michael Ashcroft, Going for Broke: The Rise of Rishi Sunak, London: Biteback Publishing, →ISBN, page unknown
Forms of Portillista
| plural | Portillistas |
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Origin of Portillista
From Portillo + -ista.
Questions about Portillista
- What does Portillista mean?
- Portillista means a political supporter of Michael Portillo (born 1953), British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician.
- What part of speech is Portillista?
- Portillista is a noun.
- What is the plural of Portillista?
- The plural of Portillista is Portillistas.
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