gradualist
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- noun
- /ˈɡrædʒuəlɪst/
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gradualista
- Many gradualists argue that introducing small changes can lead to significant improvements over time.
Examples
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He also notes how conventional economic gradualists understood the challenge and responded:
Academic text (1992) -
As a gradualist, she believes that reforming the education system should be done slowly and thoughtfully.
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The bishops' gradualist preferences were evident even after the Civil War.
Academic text (2004) -
Instead, it is likely to be a "gradualist" industrial policy because the convergence of various interests of firms will take time to complete.
Academic text (1996) -
"I am an anti-deficit hawk, but I'm a gradualist," he said.
Blog text (10) -
There are some people within the Islamist circles who say we should use the gradualist means and then when the opportunity is right, we should use force.
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Bishop England's interpretation of Pope Gregory's letter contains very little of use to gradualists.
Academic text (2004) -
To say that some of these justices are gradualists, who dislike radical legal changes, is true, but only pushes the inquiry back to an.
Academic text (1992) -
Indeed, historian Joseph Kelley shows how England's efforts to distance the Church from abolitionism hobbled his capacity to voice a criticism of slavery and injustice toward Blacks to which gradualists could appeal.
Academic text (2004) -
The politician identified himself as a gradualist, arguing for incremental changes to healthcare rather than a complete overhaul.
Synonyms
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A person who prefers small, slow changes rather than sudden big changes
Antonyms
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Etymology
Gradualist comes from the same root as grade and graduate, from an old Latin word gradus meaning 'step' and the ending -ist that names a person. So a gradualist is someone who prefers change 'step by step' instead of sudden, large change.