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pos·si·bi·list | \ -lə̇st \
plural -s
Definition of possibilist
: a member of a political party that attempts (as in the way of reform) only what is regarded as immediately possible or practicable: such as
a : one of a party of Republicans in Spain
b : one of a party of Socialists in France
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