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maximalist
[ mak-suh-muh-list ]
noun
- a person who favors a radical and immediate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or the completion of a program.
Maximalist
1/ ˈmæksɪməlɪst /
noun
- a member of the radical faction of Social Revolutionaries that supported terrorism against the tsarist regime and advocated a short period of postrevolutionary working-class dictatorship
- a less common name for a Bolshevik
maximalist
2/ ˈmæksɪməlɪst /
noun
- a person who favours direct action to achieve all his goals and rejects compromise
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maximalist1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maximalist1
C20: from French, a translation of Russian; see Bolshevik
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