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restrictionist

noun

Etymology

From restriction + -ist.

  1. derived from restringō
  2. derived from restrictiō
  3. derived from restriction
  4. derived from restriction
  5. inherited from restriccioun
  6. suffixed as restrictionist — “restriction + ist”

Definitions

  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.”

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