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Trussite

Trussite noun: a political supporter of Liz Truss (born 1975), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister in September–October 2022.

Noun

Trussite (plural Trussites)

  1. (UK, neologism) A political supporter of Liz Truss (born 1975), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister in September–October 2022.
    • There are the Trussites, hovering over her Instagram posts in political adoration, and then there are others who consider her a menace who is about to be made Prime Minister in a sinister conspiracy by Brexiteers.2022 May 11, George Trefgarne, “In defence of Liz Truss’s retro economics”, in The Spectator
    • So it is a measure from Liz Truss’s government and that allows the Labour party to tell a story that has the potential to do real damage to the Conservatives: that Sunak is simply too weak, and his party is sufficiently Trussite that he is essentially a puppet for his predecessor.2023 October 25, Stephen Bush, “Bankers’ bonuses: Sunak’s Trussite hangover carries political costs”, in Financial Times

Forms of Trussite

pluralTrussites

Origin of Trussite

From Truss + -ite.

Questions about Trussite

What does Trussite mean?
Trussite means a political supporter of Liz Truss (born 1975), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister in September–October 2022.
What part of speech is Trussite?
Trussite is a noun.
What is the plural of Trussite?
The plural of Trussite is Trussites.

Words near Trussite in the dictionary

  1. trusses
  2. trusseth
  3. Trussian
  4. trussing
  5. trussings
  6. Trussite
  7. Trussites
  8. trussmaker
  9. trussmakers
  10. Trussonomics
  11. trusswork

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