sovereignistadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsɒvrᵻnɪst/, U.S.

/ˈsɑv(ə)rənəst/, Canadian English

/ˈsɒvrənɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Canadian French lexical item. Etymons: sovereign adj., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < sovereign adj. + -ist suffix, after Canadian French souverainiste (1979 or earlier: see note). Compare sovereigntist n. and adj.With Canadian French souverainiste compare:1979 Montreal Star 21 Apr. b2/6 The Parti Québécois position..is one which is souverainiste in the full sense of the word.

Originally and chiefly Canadian.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the advocacy or advocates of governmental independence for Quebec.

ΚΠ

1982 J. Clarke & S. F. Wise Aspects Constit. Debate 1981 (Inst. Canad. Studies Carleton Univ. Occasional Papers No. 1) v. 130 Sovereignist ideas often fused with socialist theories, more or less radical, in the 1960's.

1991 Ottawa Citizen 15 Dec. a4/1 We're Quebeckers before being Canadians,..and whether we're federalist or sovereignist, we're all alike.

2002 Maclean's (Electronic ed.) 19 Apr. 4 Jean Chretien has based much of his political career on the belief that members of Quebec's mostly sovereignist intellectual set are out of sync with the views of the average voter.

B. n.

An advocate of Quebec's right to self-government.

ΚΠ

1982 J. Clarke & S. F. Wise Aspects Constit. Debate 1981 (Inst. Canad. Studies Carleton Univ. Occasional Papers No. 1) v. 127 The sovereignists concluded that only through sovereignty could French Canada grow to become a normal nation.

1990 Christian Sci. Monitor 26 Dec. 4/4 The sovereignists would dearly love a referendum.

2003 Toronto Star (Electronic ed.) 8 Sept. Dion..is still very much going home having won the gist of his argument with leading Quebec sovereignists.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sovereignist
释义	sovereignistadj.n. Brit. /ˈsɒvrᵻnɪst/, U.S. /ˈsɑv(ə)rənəst/, Canadian English /ˈsɒvrənɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Canadian French lexical item. Etymons: sovereign adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: < sovereign adj. + -ist suffix, after Canadian French souverainiste (1979 or earlier: see note). Compare sovereigntist n. and adj.With Canadian French souverainiste compare:1979 Montreal Star 21 Apr. b2/6 The Parti Québécois position..is one which is souverainiste in the full sense of the word. Originally and chiefly Canadian. A. adj. Of or relating to the advocacy or advocates of governmental independence for Quebec. ΚΠ 1982 J. Clarke & S. F. Wise Aspects Constit. Debate 1981 (Inst. Canad. Studies Carleton Univ. Occasional Papers No. 1) v. 130 Sovereignist ideas often fused with socialist theories, more or less radical, in the 1960's. 1991 Ottawa Citizen 15 Dec. a4/1 We're Quebeckers before being Canadians,..and whether we're federalist or sovereignist, we're all alike. 2002 Maclean's (Electronic ed.) 19 Apr. 4 Jean Chretien has based much of his political career on the belief that members of Quebec's mostly sovereignist intellectual set are out of sync with the views of the average voter. B. n. An advocate of Quebec's right to self-government. ΚΠ 1982 J. Clarke & S. F. Wise Aspects Constit. Debate 1981 (Inst. Canad. Studies Carleton Univ. Occasional Papers No. 1) v. 127 The sovereignists concluded that only through sovereignty could French Canada grow to become a normal nation. 1990 Christian Sci. Monitor 26 Dec. 4/4 The sovereignists would dearly love a referendum. 2003 Toronto Star (Electronic ed.) 8 Sept. Dion..is still very much going home having won the gist of his argument with leading Quebec sovereignists. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1982
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