of, characteristic of, supporting, or relating to Gaullism
Gaullist in American English
(ˈɡoulɪst, ˈɡɔ-)
noun
1.
a supporter of the political principles of Charles de Gaulle
2.
a French person who supported the French resistance movement against the Nazi occupation in World War II
Word origin
[1940–45; ‹ F Gaulliste. See Charles degaulle,-ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: debrief, set-aside, snorkel, whiteout, zap-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, machinist, novelist, realist