Restrictionist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A supporter of placing restrictions on something.

    "The tragedy is that the compromise bill was written to bring these restrictionists along, with punitive, detestable provisions that many supporters of comprehensive reform agreed to endorse for the sake of a “grand bargain.”"

Synonyms

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censormonopolist

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"The tragedy is that the compromise bill was written to bring these restrictionists along, with punitive, detestable provisions that many supporters of comprehensive reform agreed to endorse for the sake of a “grand bargain.”"

Etymology

From restriction + -ist.

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