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sanctionist

sanctionist noun: one who supports a policy of imposing sanctions.

Noun

sanctionist (plural sanctionists)

  1. One who supports a policy of imposing sanctions.

Forms of sanctionist

pluralsanctionists

Origin of sanctionist

From sanction + -ist.

Questions about sanctionist

What does sanctionist mean?
Sanctionist means one who supports a policy of imposing sanctions.
What part of speech is sanctionist?
Sanctionist is a noun.
What is the plural of sanctionist?
The plural of sanctionist is sanctionists.

Words near sanctionist in the dictionary

  1. sanctioner
  2. sanctioners
  3. sanctioning
  4. sanctionings
  5. sanctionism
  6. sanctionist
  7. sanctionists
  8. sanctionless
  9. sanctionlessness
  10. sanctionment
  11. sanctions

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