单词 | naderite |
释义 | Naderiten.adj. Chiefly U.S. A. n. A consumer advocate, esp. one who uses the direct, forceful methods employed by Nader. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > consumer protection or advocacy > advocate of consumerist1944 Naderite1969 1969 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 16 Feb. 2 d/1 Every so often some Naderite sounds off about the ‘exorbitant prices’ charged by television repairmen. 1974 National Rev. (U.S.) 10 May 507 A businessman in Minnesota..ran afoul of the consumerists a couple of years back... The Naderites play plenty rough. 1989 Car & Driver Oct. 10/2 Now you become de facto Naderites by endorsing a regulation that threatens the lives of Mustangs, ZR-1s, etc. 1997 N.Y. Mag. 12 May 16/2 As a Naderite, as consumer-affairs commissioner for Dinkins, as public advocate, he's framed issues in terms of good versus evil. B. adj. Designating the direct, forceful method of consumer advocacy used by Nader; of or designating a person who uses such a method. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > relating to consumerism consumeristic1960 consumerist1967 Naderite1970 1970 Finance Sept. 16/3 The most obvious feature in the Naderite proposals was the role of the universities. 1973 Listener 12 July 67 Although British consumerists like to feel they can tub-thump with the best of them, it's noticeable that our brand of consumerism is generally very much more respectable than the American Naderite sort. 1994 Wall St. Jrnl. 28 Nov. a18/2 Faced with this offensive from regulators and attorneys—backed by Naderite groups and the press—GM is not backing down. 1999 N.Y. Times 8 Nov. a25 (advt.) In the words of Naderite auto safety advocate Clarence Ditlow, ‘This is a bad decision for consumers.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1969 |
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