liberalist, noun and & adjective
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- AfrikaansShow more Calqued on Afrikaans liberalis a liberal, or liberalisties liberal.
A. noun An abusive term for: a. One holding liberal political views. b. A member of the former Liberal Party. c. An opponent of apartheid or of the National Party. d. A leftist. In all senses also called liberal noun.
1939 R.F.A. Hoernlé S. Afr. Native Policy 103The spokesmen of the Nationalist section of the Afrikaner people are especially fond of hurling the word ‘liberal’, or ‘Liberalist’ (liberalis) as they like to say, at everyone and everything they regard as most onafrikaans. It is a word surpassed in abusive vigour only by ‘Communist’ and ‘Bolshevik’.
1990 I. Crews in Sunday Times 15 Apr. 17The ousted NP members are claiming ‘liberalists’ in their own party supported the DP and they were ‘stabbed in the back’.
B. adjective Of or pertaining to liberals and their beliefs; liberal adjective.
1972 Times Lit. Suppl. (U.K.) 27 Oct. 1272Liberal or (in the pejorative corruption of her Afrikaner opponents) liberalist.
1972 Sunday Times 3 Dec. 17Protection of the status quo backed by churchmen, Cabinet Ministers and editors standing firm against ‘terrorist impis, communist threats, liberalist lies and Anglican bishops’.
One holding liberal political views.
A member of the former Liberal Party.
An opponent of apartheid or of the National Party.
A leftist. In all senses also called liberal noun.
Of or pertaining to liberals and their beliefs; liberal adjective.
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