doctrinaires

noun

Definition of doctrinairesnext
plural of doctrinaire
1
as in dogmatists

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2
as in theorists

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  1. thinkers
  2. purists
  3. nationalists
Noun
  • Even Peter Drucker could declare in 1993 that Taylor was one of the four greatest thinkers of the 20th century.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • One company applied this insight by pairing extroverts and open thinkers during product development sessions.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • Some fans say folk purists were booing because Dylan was playing electric, while others say the ruckus was merely over the distorted sound.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement For conjunto purists, norteño and the people who listened to it represented an existential threat to their culture, to their way of life.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of purists
Noun
  • Some of these were secular nationalists who wanted an end to Assad’s dictatorship; others were Islamist Sunnis who wanted an Islamic state.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Israel’s first government was led by nationalists and socialists.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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