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principalists

principalists is the plural of principalist.

Meaning of principalist

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

Questions about principalists

What is principalists the plural of?
Principalists is the plural of principalist.

Words near principalists in the dictionary

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

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