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Baathist

Baathist

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A member or supporter of the Baath political party in countries like Syria and Iraq
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːθɪst/
: baazista
  • To the Kurds, every Arab is a Baathist.
  • Arab Baathists

So, you know, naturally they just, they were rising up, you know, because effectively they didn't when they pushed out all the Baathists.

Examples

  • During the revolution, numerous Baathists played key roles in shaping the political landscape.

  • The Baathists—former members of Saddam's ruling elite—hope to restore themselves to power.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Hamdani says there was a clear plan by the Baathists to destroy the culture of southern Iraq.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The Baathists sought to implement their Arab nationalism by force.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The insurgency is dominated by two groups: Sunni Arab Baathists and foreign jihadists.

    Academic text (2005)

  • It cannot be the petit bourgeois radicals like the Nasserites and the Baathists.

    Blog text (28)

  • Many former Baathists have faced difficult consequences since the party was disbanded.

  • The current government has been trying to distance itself from the past affiliations of Baathists.

Synonyms

Baath
vsBaathist
1 9.6

A person who supports a political party that wants Arab unity and social equality

has identical meaning but is the adjectival form for an individual

Surface Forms

Baathist singular
Baathists plural

Morphology

Baathist = Baath (semi-transparent) = Baath + ist

The member-of-party meaning is directly built from Baath + -ist, but it depends on knowing the specialized proper noun Baath.

Etymology

Baathist comes from the Arabic party name Ba'ath, which means 'rebirth', so a Baathist is a member or supporter of that political party, especially in countries like Syria and Iraq.