Establishmentarian
//ɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəɹi.ən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who supports the political or social establishment
"Parental approval or disapproval plays a major role in the adolescent thought process. (As one grows older, approval from economic, social, or other establishmentarian sources quickly substitute for Mom and Dad, rightly or wrongly.)"
Example
More examples"Parental approval or disapproval plays a major role in the adolescent thought process. (As one grows older, approval from economic, social, or other establishmentarian sources quickly substitute for Mom and Dad, rightly or wrongly.)"
Etymology
From establishment + -arian, c. 1850.
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