doctrinaires

noun

Definition of doctrinairesnext
plural of doctrinaire
1
as in dogmatists

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2
as in theorists

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  1. thinkers
  2. purists
  3. nationalists
Noun
  • Not all billionaires are wild risk-takers or out-of-the-box thinkers.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Those who embrace and leverage the strengths of dyslexic thinkers will likely be the ones shaping the future of business.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • Some purists will disagree, though, at this point, these sets sound almost identical to an analog counterpart despite coming in a much more compact and convenient package.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This means that some liberals are no longer climate purists and some conservatives are no longer climate skeptics.
    Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of purists
Noun
  • Another is that reactionary populists are also nationalists, which can trump any sense of transnational solidarity.
    Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
  • For now, the nationalists have it in Poland.
    Remi Adekoya, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2017
Definition of nationalists
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