Kremlinologist
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- noun
- /ˌkrɛm.lɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
- During the meeting, the Kremlinologist shared insightful analyses of the recent changes in leadership.
Examples
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So what makes anyone qualified to interpret what Woods says like Kremlinologists?
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As a seasoned Kremlinologist, she can decipher the motivations behind Moscow's political maneuvers.
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His role as a Kremlinologist involves interpreting the subtle indications of power shifts within the government.
Synonyms
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A person who studies government and how people and groups make decisions about power
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Kremlinologist = Kremlin (opaque) = Kremlin + ologist
The figurative extension to secretive internal politics is only indirectly related to the base form and is not readily inferable from the components alone.
Etymology
Kremlinologist is also used more widely to mean a person who studies secret power inside any government or organization by watching small signs and official statements. So people call someone a Kremlinologist when they read tiny clues to understand who is really in charge.