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repealer

repealer

6.8
A person or group who wants a law removed
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpilər/
translation icon : abrogador

Examples

  • Well, "ACA Repealer" does take away some of the salt from the RINO-inflicted wound.

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  • The repealer advocated for the removal of the outdated law that restricted public gatherings.

  • Many repealers in Congress are pushing to cancel regulations that they believe hinder economic growth.

  • The group of repealers met to discuss strategies for getting their proposed law eliminated.

Synonyms

abrogator
vsrepealer
  • Formal
9.9

A person who cancels laws or rules

wants laws removed rather than holding official power to cancel them
abolisher
vsrepealer
7.4

A person or thing that ends laws, customs and systems

wants that law or regulation removed rather than personally ending it
nullifier
vsrepealer
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who believes a state can refuse federal laws it finds unconstitutional

wants laws removed generally rather than arguing state power to invalidate them
reverser
vsrepealer
  • Jargon
7.0

A person or group that cancels a previous decision

wants laws removed rather than overturning judicial or administrative rulings

Antonyms

supporter
817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

How Supportive

activist
6 3.7
repealer
6.8
campaigner
27 3.7
advocate
282 4.1
supporter
817 1.0
sympathizer
37 4.8

Surface Forms

repealer singular
repealers plural

Morphology

repealer = repeal (transparent) = repeal + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'repeal' yields 'repealer' meaning 'one who repeals'; this is a straightforward, productive derivation.

Etymology

Repealer comes from the verb repeal, which has re- meaning 'back' and the same root as repel meaning 'to push'. So to repeal a law is to 'pull it back' or remove it, and a repealer is someone who wants that law taken away.