"incrementalist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: incrementalists [plural]
Etymology: incremental + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|incremental|ist}} incremental + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} incrementalist (plural incrementalists)
  1. One who follows a policy of incrementalism. Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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