Chiefly with capital initial. A person who supports the parliamentary union between Great Britain and Ireland; an opponent of Home Rule; (in later…
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > principles or policies > adherents or supporters of (10) unionist1799 Chiefly with capital initial. A person who supports the parliamentary union between Great Britain and Ireland; an opponent of Home Rule; (in later… West Briton1805 A native or inhabitant of Ireland, regarded as a western territory of Britain; (in later use, chiefly derogatory) one who favours a close political… repealer1829 spec. An advocate of the repeal of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland. Now historical. nationalist1849 An adherent or advocate of nationalism (nationalism, n. 1a); an advocate of national independence or self-determination. With capital initial: a… Home Ruler1867 a person who advocates or practises Home Rule. loyalist1885 One who is loyal; one who adheres to his sovereign or to constituted authority, esp. in times of revolt; one who supports the existing form of… Little Irelander1900 an opponent of Ireland's involvement or union with other countries, chiefly with respect to the activities of the British Empire, the separation from… devolutionist1905 One who believes in or advocates the principles of (political) devolution. Hence as adj. N1906 Of various English words. In form N. Nationalist. rare. partitionist1921 A person who advocates or supports the partition of a country. |
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