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- a highly influential economist whose acolytes can be found at many major universities
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- ideologist,
- ideologue
- (also idealogue),
- sectarian
- admirer,
- cultist,
- devotee,
- enthusiast,
- fan,
- idolater
- (or idolator),
- worshipper
- (or worshiper),
- zealot
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