transitionist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English transitionist From transition + -ist.
Meanings
- Someone skilled at coping with, or managing transition in some, or any field.
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Someone or something (such as a country) undergoing transition, e.g. from one system or status to another.
Namibian human rights activist Phil ya Nangoloh drew a distinction between transitionist states, which saw a nonviolent shift from dictatorship to multiparty democracy, and self-determinationist states […]
2004, Steve Kibble, Futures for Southern Africa: Report of a Symposium Held in Windhoek, Namibia, September 2003, CIIR, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transitionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |