The choice is between a polemicist with deep ties to the alt-right movement, or a conventional policy professional with an open channel to the political establishment that Trump ran against, but which he needs to pass an agenda.
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Polemicist
//pəˈlɛmɪsɪst//
Synonyms for "polemicist" (8 found)
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Translations
12 translations across 5 languages.
German
4 entries- Polemiker noun (person who writes polemics)
- Polemiker noun (person who puts forward controversial views)
- Polemikerin noun (person who writes polemics)
- Polemikerin noun (person who puts forward controversial views)
Italian
2 entries- polemista noun (person who writes polemics)
- polemista noun (person who puts forward controversial views)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- polemiker noun (person who writes polemics)
- polemiker noun (person who puts forward controversial views)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- polemikar noun (person who writes polemics)
- polemikar noun (person who puts forward controversial views)
Sicilian
2 entries- pulimista noun (person who writes polemics)
- pulimista noun (person who puts forward controversial views)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
You know Ann describes herself as a polemicist...
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A similar impulse sometimes accompanies my reading of the work of Christopher F. Rufo, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and one of the most gifted conservative polemicists of his generation.
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