Mendèsist
/mɛnˈdɛzɪst/(also Mendesist) French Polit.
noun
A supporter or advocate of Mendès-France or his political policies.
adjective
Of or relating to Mendès-France of his policies.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Yale French Studies. From the name of Pierre Mendès-France, French socialist politician and premier + -ist, after French mendèsiste (noun and adjective; 1958).