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leaguist

noun
/ˈliːɡɪst/UK

Etymology

From league + -ist.

  1. derived from ligō — “to tie”
  2. derived from lega
  3. derived from ligue
  4. inherited from liege
  5. suffixed as leaguist — “league + ist”

Definitions

  1. A member or supporter of a league.

    • In France the Leaguists began to denounce his rapacity and his nepotism; in Spain a Jesuit preached upon the lamentable state of the church.
    • Yet the tensions related to the centre-periphery cleavage have always remained the basis of the political action of the leaguists.

  2. Pertaining to membership of, or advocacy for, a league.

    • Sazonov supported Hartwig's pro-Serbian and leaguist policy on the Balkans, as a means both of countering Austrian designs and applying indirect pressure to the Ottomans.

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