principalist en · NOUN
Etymology
From principal + -ist.
Meanings
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A radical conservative.
“The principalists have shown to the people what serving the people really means,” he said, using a word he prefers to “fundamentalists.”
2009 June 8, Robert F. Worth, “In Iran, Harsh Talk as Election Nears”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| principalists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |