Rupturist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    someone who advocates for a significant break or disruption from established norms, systems, or structures
Adjective
  1. 1
    of, or relating to advocacy of rupture

    "At the political level, the priority of the Reagan Administration was to restore the stability of pro-American regimes while actively seeking to overthrow rupturist regimes and contain the advance of rupturist movements..."

Example

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"At the political level, the priority of the Reagan Administration was to restore the stability of pro-American regimes while actively seeking to overthrow rupturist regimes and contain the advance of rupturist movements..."

Etymology

From rupture + -ist.

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