"devolutionist" meaning in English

See devolutionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more devolutionist [comparative], most devolutionist [superlative]
Etymology: devolution + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|devolution|ist}} devolution + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} devolutionist (comparative more devolutionist, superlative most devolutionist)
  1. Supporting or relating to a policy of devolution.
    Sense id: en-devolutionist-en-adj-f5y2Sohn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 52 48

Noun

Forms: devolutionists [plural]
Etymology: devolution + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|devolution|ist}} devolution + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} devolutionist (plural devolutionists)
  1. A proponent of devolution. Derived forms: anti-devolutionist
    Sense id: en-devolutionist-en-noun-KyBGuqcE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 52 48

Inflected forms

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