Establishmentarian

//ɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəɹi.ən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.)"

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"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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