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fusionist|ˈfjuːʒənɪst|
[f. fusion n. + -ist. Cf. F. fusionniste.]
One who strives to promote fusion or coalition between differing associations, parties, or opinions.
1851Fraser's Mag. XLIII. 683 The man..now comes forward as a fusionist. 1856Westm. Rev. XXI. 479 Its [the French Academy's] elections are pitched battles between the Imperialists and the Fusionists. 1884Century Mag. Jan. 399/1 Ready to break a lance one day for the Orleanists, another for the fusionists.
b. attrib. passing into adj.
1858J. W. Donaldson Lit. Greece III. 41 Neglecting the reactionary or fusionist schemes of Philo or Antiochus. 1873Daily News 22 Aug., The Fusionist negotiations have suddenly and finally ended in failure. 1875M. Pattison Casaubon 504 After a short period of irresolution..he settled down in the attitude which we may call fusionist. 1882Pall Mall G. 19 Apr. 6 Among Canadian Railway Securities there is the fusionist conflict with its ups and downs of prices. |