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principalist

principalist noun: a radical conservative.

Noun

principalist (plural principalists)

  1. A radical conservative.
    • “The principalists have shown to the people what serving the people really means,” he said, using a word he prefers to “fundamentalists.”2009 June 8, Robert F. Worth, “In Iran, Harsh Talk as Election Nears”, in New York Times

Forms of principalist

pluralprincipalists

Origin of principalist

From principal + -ist.

Questions about principalist

What does principalist mean?
Principalist means a radical conservative.
What part of speech is principalist?
Principalist is a noun.
What is the plural of principalist?
The plural of principalist is principalists.

Words near principalist in the dictionary

  1. principal ultrafilters
  2. principal-agent problem
  3. principal-agent problems
  4. principalisation
  5. principalism
  6. principalist
  7. principalists
  8. principalities
  9. principality
  10. Principality of Abkhazia
  11. Principality of Albania

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