Definition of nationalist
1 : an advocate of or believer in nationalism
2 : a member of a political party or group advocating national independence or strong national government
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Examples of nationalist in a Sentence
a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena
Recent Examples of nationalist from the Web
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Prabowo Subianto, a tub-thumping nationalist who lost the presidential election in 2014, backed Mr Baswedan.
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An American president seemingly minimizing the plight of the Jews while delivering his speech in front of a monument to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 was seen as a major boon to Poland’s right-wing nationalists, the current ruling party.
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Modi is a Hindu nationalist who has allowed violence and other forms of harassment against India's Muslim minority.
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Baluchistan has long been the scene of a low-level insurgency by Baluch nationalists and separatists, who want a bigger share of the regional resources or outright independence, but also attacks blamed on the Pakistani Taliban and others.
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Earlier this year, white nationalists fliers were posted on school buildings and a noose was found hanging in a fraternity house kitchen.
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The 13 attacks paled in comparison with the 99 incidents over the same year involving ethno-nationalists and separatist extremists, although the jihadist attacks produced almost all of the deaths.
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was badly wounded in 2011; Puerto Rican nationalists shot multiple congressmen in 1954.
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March 1, 1954 Four Puerto Rican nationalists entered the U.S. Capitol with automatic pistols and began shooting from an upstairs spectators’ gallery onto the crowded floor of the House, firing nearly 30 shots.
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First Known Use of nationalist
1715
Other Government and Politics Terms
nationalist
Definition of nationalist
1 : of, relating to, or advocating nationalism
2 : of, relating to, or being a political group advocating or associated with nationalism
Examples of nationalist in a Sentence
The country's Nationalist Party won the election.
a nationalist rant against the immigrants supposedly flooding the country
Recent Examples of nationalist from the Web
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More headlines ►White nationalist pleads guilty to disorderly conduct at Trump rally ►Gov.
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Poland's nationalist government reportedly bussed in right-wing sympathizers from all over the country to cheer obediently during Trump's speech in Warsaw.
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A thread about the shooting on Stormfront, a white nationalist online forum, had garnered hundreds of posts by the end of the day.
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Not only did supporters of the all-but-vanished pro-Brexit UKIP Party spilt their votes between Conservatives and Labour, but the once-robust Scottish nationalist movement died like the dirge of a bagpipe.
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Breitbart was once led by Stephen K. Bannon, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, and during the presidential campaign became associated with Trump’s anti-immigrant, nationalist policies.
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But Whitefish is also the hometown of white nationalist leader Richard Spencer.
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The Cabinet session was the latest example of posturing by Netanyahu, who is under pressure from religious nationalist politicians to be more proactive in asserting Israeli sovereignty in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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Absolutely no one wanted their product advertised next to a white-nationalist rally.
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First Known Use of nationalist
1884
Other Government and Politics Terms
NATIONALIST Defined for English Language Learners
nationalist
playDefinition of nationalist for English Language Learners
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: a supporter of or believer in nationalism
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: a member of a political group that wants to form a separate and independent nation
nationalist
Definition of nationalist for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to nationalism
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: of or relating to a political group that wants to form a separate and independent nation
NATIONALIST Defined for Kids
nationalist
playDefinition of nationalist for Students
: a person who believes that his or her country is better and more important than other countries
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