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abolitionist

[ ab-uh-lish-uh-nist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(especially prior to the Civil War) a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
a person who favors the abolition of any law or practice deemed harmful to society:
the abolitionists who are opposed to capital punishment.

First recorded in 1830–40; abolition + -ist

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