sanctionistn.adj.
/ˈsaŋkʃənɪst/ 1. One who advocates or supports the employment of sanctions. Cf. sanction n. 2d.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > other international policies > supporters of
reciprocitarian1869
reciprocity-monger1869
scuttler1884
sanctionist1935
sanctioneer1937
1935 Observer 6 Oct. 18/3 The ‘News Chronicle’, a sanguinary sanctionist, had a displayed article last week called ‘Christmas is coming’.
1937 A. Huxley Ends & Means ix. 111 Sanctionists reply by asserting that the mere display of great military force by League members will be enough to deter would-be aggressors.
2. attributive passing into adj.
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non-interventionist1835
sanctionist1935
Munichite1939
two-China1962
Finlandized1972
sanctioning1976
non-interventionalist1982
1935 Observer 6 Oct. 18/3 British policy and the sanctionist mania were originally based on the delusion that Signor Mussolini was bluffing.
1936 Empire Rev. LXIII. 145 Sanctionist policy.
1937 A. Huxley Ends & Means ix. 112 According to sanctionist theory, the League is to take military action in order to bring about a just settlement of disputes.
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