Peronist
- noun
- /pəˈroʊnɪst/
- As a Peronist, he actively participated in rallies to support his political party.
- Peronist party
- Peronist government
- Peronist movement
Examples
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The cultural issues of concern to both the conservative reformers and the Peronists were nevertheless quite similar.
Academic text (1995) -
The Peronists have long been influential in shaping Argentina's labor laws.
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Some of these seemed to question the existence of a class vote before the Peronist era.
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Both practices have helped make the Peronist network a dominant network.
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In Argentina, almost nothing is known about Peronist networks in areas of high poverty.
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The left tendency within the Peronist middle and working classes believed he would facilitate radical social transformation.
Academic text (1990) -
Therefore, they were not criollos as the Peronists would have us believe.
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Employment at the municipality and membership in the Peronist party provide brokers with access to knowledge about resource distribution.
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The ensuing Peronist victories at the polls gave the Menem government a new lease on life.
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Norma's story is a typical example of the workings of Peronist political clientelism in contemporary Argentina.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
A supporter of Juan Perón, often a poor working-class person
Surface Forms
Morphology
Peronist = Perón (transparent) = Perón + ist
Formed by adding the English suffix '-ist' to the proper name Perón to denote a follower or supporter; the relation is directly derivable from the base.
Etymology
Peronist is a 'follower' or 'supporter' of the Argentine leader Perón, much like a Marxist is a follower of Marx. So a Peronist is someone who supports Perón's movement and its policies.