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restrictionists

restrictionists is the plural of restrictionist.

Meaning of restrictionist

Noun

restrictionist (plural restrictionists)

  1. A supporter of placing restrictions on something.
    • The tragedy is that the compromise bill was written to bring these restrictionists along, with punitive, detestable provisions that many supporters of comprehensive reform agreed to endorse for the sake of a “grand bargain.”2007 June 9, “A Failure of Leadership”, in New York Times

Questions about restrictionists

What is restrictionists the plural of?
Restrictionists is the plural of restrictionist.

Words near restrictionists in the dictionary

  1. restriction enzyme
  2. restriction enzymes
  3. restrictionary
  4. restrictionism
  5. restrictionist
  6. restrictionists
  7. restrictionless
  8. restrictions
  9. restrictive
  10. restrictive clause
  11. restrictive clauses

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