Gaullist

[ goh-list, gaw- ]

noun
  1. a supporter of the political principles of Charles de Gaulle.

  2. a French person who supported the French resistance movement against the Nazi occupation in World War II.

Origin of Gaullist

1
From the French word Gaullistes, dating back to 1940–45. See Charles de Gaulle, -ist

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Gaullist

/ (ˈɡəʊlɪst, ˈɡɔː-) /


noun
  1. a supporter of Gaullism

adjective
  1. of, characteristic of, supporting, or relating to Gaullism

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