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Sadrist

Sadrist

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A person who supports the Iraqi leader Muqtada al-Sadr
  • noun
: sadrista
  • There was a funny discussion with the leaders of the Sadrists when I told them.

Examples

  • If it can be done without amending the constitution, why don't Iraqiya, the Kurds, and the Sadrists join to pass a law limiting anyone from serving more than two terms as PM?

    Blog text (18)
  • The other point is that the Sadrists, in general, do not have good financial support.

    Academic text (2010)
  • And we first had to talk to the Sadrists in the areas.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The Sadrists are in retreat now, but the doctors are still missing.

    Blog text (12)
  • Like the Sadrists, the Kurds offer a limited alternative to the political process but do not seek its breakdown.

    Academic text (2007)
  • It is unclear whether the Sadrists would want to monopolize the government.

    Academic text (2007)
  • He tried to marginalize the Sadrists; he failed miserably.

    Blog text (25)
  • Like Hizbullah or the Sadrists in Iraq, Hamas combines the ethnic nationalism of a separatist movement with the absolutist beliefs of revolutionary Islam.

    Blog text (15)
  • These groups would not be enthusiastic: two of the main UIA factions—the Dawa Party and the Sadrists—still want a unitary Iraq.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The Sadrists organized a large protest in Baghdad to voice their demands for government reform.

Surface Forms

Sadrist singular
Sadrists plural

Morphology

Sadrist = Sadr (transparent) = Sadr + ist

Formed by attaching the common suffix '-ist' to the proper name 'Sadr' to denote a follower or supporter; the morphological process is regular.

Etymology

A Sadrist comes from the name Sadr plus the ending -ist, meaning 'supporter' or 'follower', just like a socialist is a supporter of socialism. So a Sadrist is a person who supports Muqtada al-Sadr or belongs to his movement.