"greenshirt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greenshirts [plural]
Etymology: Bahuvrihi compound of green + shirt. Compare Brownshirt in Nazi sense. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|green|shirt}} green + shirt Head templates: {{en-noun}} greenshirt (plural greenshirts)
  1. (Canada, historical, derogatory) A member of Canada's Social Credit Party, which was thought by its opponents to resemble a fascist movement, at least in its style and presentation. Tags: Canada, derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-greenshirt-en-noun-CU0EnSfs Categories (other): Canadian English
  2. A member of the Iron Guard death squads in Romania. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-greenshirt-en-noun-1KQ6vRa7 Disambiguation of People: 37 62 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Blackshirt, Brownshirt, Blueshirt

Inflected forms

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