Splittist
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A separatist. China, derogatory
"Our Party and the Government of the Republic have till now done all they can to check and frustrate the colonial enslavement policy of US imperialism towards Korea and the nation-splitting manoeuvres of the domestic and foreign splittists and achieve the independent, peaceful reunification of the country."
- 1 Favoring a split or separation from the Party or the nation. China, Marxism, derogatory, not-comparable
"The Politburo had already met on 1 April to agree that the Nanking incident had been splittist and supportive of Teng Hsiao-p'ing."
Example
More examples"The Politburo had already met on 1 April to agree that the Nanking incident had been splittist and supportive of Teng Hsiao-p'ing."
Etymology
From split + -ist, as a translation of the Chinese terms 分裂 (fēnliè) and 分裂主義分子／分裂主义分子.
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