ministerialistn.
/ˌmɪnᵻˈstɪərɪəlɪst/, U.S. /ˌmɪnəˈstɪriələst/, /ˌmɪnəˈstɛriələst/ A supporter of the government in power.
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ministerialist1775
1732 Gentleman's Mag. July 851/2 The Antiministerialists having often asked, What Good hath this Ministry done? they will not take it amiss..if we take our Turn to examine what Good they have done?
1764 Univ. Museum Jan. 6 A..society of persons of distinction..which society is to be called The cotery of revolutionists, or of anti-ministerialists.]
1775 Pennsylvania Gaz. 15 Nov. 2/1 The intended capture of Rhode-Island is deemed by the Ministerialists as a master stroke of policy.
1802 in E. Burke Wks. IV. 121 (note) This was the language of the ministerialists.
1820 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) I. xxvii. 455 The visitors are men of different politics, though most frequently ministerialists.
1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. x. 151 Roby the ministerialist..was very confidential respecting the Government and parliamentary affairs in general.
1882 Times 24 Oct. 9 Those Ministerialists who are not in office themselves.
1938 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 32 268 The Algerian deputies might be called ministerialists, which can be attributed partially to the large subventions and the administrative power of the metropolitan government.
1968 D. M. Smith Hist. Sicily II. lv. 506 Until the 1913 election, Sicily had nearly always returned a solid majority of ‘ministerialists’ to Rome, whoever the chief minister happened to be.
1995 Hindu 29 Sept. 12/1 The bone of contention between the dissidents and the ministerialists relates to the chairmanship of various boards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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