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adjective

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as in nativistic

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nativist

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noun

as in nationalist

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  1. nationalist
  2. anti-immigrant
  3. patriotic
Noun
  • Charismatic Christian nationalists tend to use the language of prophecy and demonic possession amid calls for God’s direct and immediate intervention in society.
    Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Why are some Christian nationalists hostile to the Department of Education?
    John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of nationalist
Adjective
  • Musk also inflamed divisions within Trump’s inner circle last month during a heated debate over H-1B visas, pitting the tech billionaire and his fellow Silicon Valley conservatives against the hard-line anti-immigrant contingent of Trump’s supporters.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The fight, which now pitted Big Tech against the old left and the increasingly loud anti-immigrant right, moved to the White House.
    Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of anti-immigrant
Adjective
  • Music — sacred, patriotic and popular — will feature prominently throughout the day for the evangelical president who campaigned with the Allman Brothers Band, befriended Willie Nelson and quoted Bob Dylan in his 1977 inaugural address.
    Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
  • To the show’s credit, though, Matt isn’t just heralded as a patriotic hero who’s right about everything.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of patriotic
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