Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In theology, one who holds to the divine election of entire nations as distinguished from that of particular individuals.
- noun A member of a Jewish political party in the time of Christ; a zealot.
- noun A supporter of Irish nationalism.
- Of or pertaining to nationalists; advocating or upholding nationalism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who advocates national unity and independence; -- as, for example, one of a party favoring Irish independence before 1918.
- noun One who advocates nationalism, in any sense.
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- adjective Of or relating to
nationalism . - noun An advocate of nationalism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one who loves and defends his or her country
- noun an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government
- adjective devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is more than a semantic issue because the word nationalist is bandied about and used to promote or, more frequently, stigmatize policies in a way that obscures clear thought.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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I think one of the fascinating things that seems to be going on is that the Americans and others here who are shepherding this process are trying to find a wedge between what they call the nationalist insurgents ...
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What remains constant in the nationalist is his state of mind: the object of his feelings is changeable, and may be imaginary.
Notes on Nationalism 1945
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Newsweek was so controversial that last spring, a pro-Kremlin nationalist youth group posted attack videos against Fishman on its website.
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Instead, politicians indulge endlessly in nationalist rhetoric.
Elmira Bayrasli: Electing an Independent Bosnia: The High Representative Must Go Elmira Bayrasli 2010
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A nationalist is someone who believes in the sovereignty of his nation-state as opposed to an internationalist or a globalist.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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The political rationale for this initiative lay in nationalist concerns about Turkey, which prevailed during the period, as well as in the long-standing concerns about the 'demographic problem' given the low birth rate in Greece.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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Obama the secret black nationalist is almost equivalent to Obama the secret Muslim.
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The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the two main Kurdish nationalist factions in northern Iraq, has been hoping to do away with Ansar ahead of any U. S.-led campaign against Saddam Hussein, not wanting to have to fight on two fronts .....
CT-SEN: Lieberman Suggests Terrorists Were In Iraq Before U.S. Invasion 2009
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As hated as JFK had become in nationalist conservative circles LBJ was the de facto president who benefited from and protected the members staging the coup d'état.
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