repealer

noun

re·​peal·​er ri-ˈpē-lər How to pronounce repealer (audio)
: one that repeals
specifically : a legislative act that abrogates an earlier act

Examples of repealer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On March 16, eight days after Slaton filed his repealer, Oliverson introduced a resolution that only would lift mask requirements. Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2021 The outpouring of political organizing to save the law shocked its would-be repealers. Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 28 July 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of repealer was in 1687

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“Repealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repealer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

repealer

noun
re·​peal·​er -ˈpē-lər How to pronounce repealer (audio)
: one that repeals
especially : a legislative act that cancels or does away with an earlier act

Legal Definition

repealer

noun
re·​peal·​er
: a legislative act or clause in an act that repeals an earlier act
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