conventionalist

noun

con·​ven·​tion·​al·​ist kən-ˈvench-nə-list 

-ˈven(t)-shə-nᵊl-ist

plural -s

1

: a member or supporter of a convention (as a constitutional convention)

2

: an observer of conventions : a conventional person

3

: an adherent of philosophical conventionalism

conventionalistic

kən-¦vench-nə-¦li-stik, 

-¦ven(t)-shə-nᵊl-¦i-

adjective

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