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Re-Leaver

Re-Leaver noun: someone who backed remaining in the European Union up until the referendum on membership, but has since changed to support for leaving, typically out of acceptance of the outcome of the referendum.

Noun

Re-Leaver (plural Re-Leavers)

  1. Someone who backed remaining in the European Union up until the referendum on membership, but has since changed to support for leaving, typically out of acceptance of the outcome of the referendum.
    • THE rise of a class of voters dubbed the “Re-Leavers” could secure the Conservatives a huge majority in the General Election, it has been reported.2017 May 15, Nicole Stinson, “Rise of ‘Re-Leaver’ voters may lead to a Conservative landslide in the General Election”, in Daily Express
    • Perhaps it’s because the “Re-Leaver” theory (that many of those who voted Remain have accepted the referendum result and don’t want the result reversed) resonates, or maybe it simply feels stale to stage a rerun of the referendum campaign, but their ideas on housing, climate change, education and...2017 May 18, Anoosh Chakelian, “5 things we learned from the leaders’ debates for the smaller parties”, in New Statesman

Examples of Re-Leaver in a sentence

  • He said that nearly half of those who voted to remain in the E.U. — the Re-Leavers — now just want to make the best of an undesirable situation.2017 June 3, Karla Adam, “48 percent of Britain voted to stay in the E.U. last June. Where have they gone?”, in Washington Post:
  • A Remainer turned “Re-Leaver”, he wants Conservative MPs and members to know he’s a fully paid-up Brexiteer because, along with about 20 rivals, he wants to succeed Theresa May.2018 July 13, Andrew Gryce, “For the first time since the 2016 vote for Brexit, I think a second referendum could be possible”, in The...
  • Then Regrexiters, Re-Leavers and Remoaners.2018 October 18, Robert Shrimsley, “How Brexit killed tolerance”, in Financial Times:

Forms of Re-Leaver

pluralRe-Leavers
alternative formre-Leaver

Origin of Re-Leaver

Coined by YouGov for a report released on May 12th 2017. Blend of Remainer + Leaver.

Questions about Re-Leaver

What does Re-Leaver mean?
Re-Leaver means someone who backed remaining in the European Union up until the referendum on membership, but has since changed to support for leaving, typically out of acceptance of the outcome of the referendum.
How do you use Re-Leaver in a sentence?
He said that nearly half of those who voted to remain in the E.U. — the Re-Leavers — now just want to make the best of an undesirable situation.
What part of speech is Re-Leaver?
Re-Leaver is a noun.
What is the plural of Re-Leaver?
The plural of Re-Leaver is Re-Leavers.

Words near Re-Leaver in the dictionary

  1. re-lays
  2. re-lease
  3. re-leased
  4. re-leases
  5. re-leasing
  6. Re-Leaver
  7. Re-Leavers
  8. re-let
  9. re-lets
  10. re-letting
  11. re-man

Source and license

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