ratificationistn.
/ˌratᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn̩ɪst/, /ˌratᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃənɪst/, U.S. /ˌrædəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)nəst/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
A person who supports ratification (of a treaty, constitution, etc.).
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1901 Washington Post 17 Nov. 1/5 The anti-ratificationists have abandoned all hope of carrying the election.]
1920 N.Y. Times 19 Aug. 2/2 Faithful ratificationists are hoping that there will be no occasion to serve funereal baked meats as the pièce de resistance.
1955 M. C. McMillan Constit. Devel. Alabama xx. 346 Above all else the ratificationists based their campaign on ‘white supremacy’ and the moral issue of an honest ballot.
1993 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 80 589 My first came when a woman legislator, an ardent ratificationist, responded for over two hours to questions from my coauthor and me.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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