establishmentarian

From establishment +‎ -arian, c. 1850.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

establishmentarian (plural establishmentarians)

1. A person who supports the political or social establishment
   • 1976 February 14, David Brill, “Suicide”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 33, page 10:

     Parental approval or disapproval plays a major role in the adolescent thought process. (As one grows older, approval from economic, social, or other establishmentarian sources quickly substitute for Mom and Dad, rightly or wrongly.)

• antiestablishmentarian
• disestablishmentarian
• establishmentarianism

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