abolitionist
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abolition (ˌæbəˈlɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment |
| 2. | (often capital) (in British territories) the ending of the slave trade (1807) or the ending of slavery (1833): accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce |
| 3. | (often capital) (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865 |
| [C16: from Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroy] | |
| abo'litionary | |
| —adj | |
| abo'litionism | |
| —n | |
| abo'litionist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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abolitionist
1836, from abolitionism. In Britain, applied 20c. to advocates of ending capital punishment.
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Example sentences
He failed, and any successor who wants to arrest the abolitionist trend is likely also to be frustrated.
The print above was part of the abolitionist case and it was designed to show human beings whose dignity has been violated.
Before too long, both may fall into the abolitionist camp.
But even with a nuclear abolitionist in charge, advocates of modernizing the arsenal are pushing back.
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