unionist

noun

union·​ist ˈyün-yə-nist How to pronounce unionist (audio)
: an advocate or supporter of union or unionism

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The unionist areas have been funded a lot more, of course, because the state was built for that community. Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024 Some unionists from France and the US — a key Stellantis profit driver — are expected to join Friday’s demonstrations in the Italian capital. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 18 Oct. 2024 Even the staunchest of unionists acknowledge that Brexit has changed the overall dynamic. Daniel Finn, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2019 The 1998 Anglo-Irish Good Friday Agreement seemed to resolve decades of conflict between nationalists and unionists in Northern Ireland. Mary Murphy and Jonathan Evershed, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for unionist 

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unionist was in 1722

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“Unionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionist. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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