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Sadrist

Sadrist

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Connected with the Iraqi leader Muqtada al-Sadr and his political movement
  • adjective
: sadrista
  • The Prince of the Marshes, a memoir by writer and MP Rory Stewart about his year working for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, recounts an incident in Maysan province, where a Sadrist mob threatened the governor's headquarters.

Examples

  • The Sadrist movement continues to influence political decisions in Iraq today.

  • And U.S. officials report that more and more Sadrist officials have begun meeting with them in defiance of Sadr's orders.

    Academic text (2008)

  • MK: The Americans have started a low-profile assassination campaign against key Mahdi Army and Sadrist figures.

    Blog text (5)

  • Many of the new policies introduced were supported by Sadrist lawmakers in Parliament.

  • During the protest, several Sadrist supporters gathered to voice their demands for change.

Surface Forms

Sadrist positive

Morphology

Sadrist = Sadr (transparent) = Sadr + ist

Formed regularly from the proper name 'Sadr' plus the productive suffix '-ist' meaning 'relating to' or 'follower of', so the relation is morphologically clear.

Etymology

Sadrist comes from the Iraqi leader Muqtada al-Sadr and the English ending -ist, which means 'supporter' or 'member', like in socialist. So Sadrist is used as an adjective for things connected to Sadr, his movement, followers, or their policies.