antireservationist
|an-ti-res-er-va-tion-ist|
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/ˌæn.tiˌrɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən.ɪst/
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/ˌæn.tiˌrɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃ(ə)n.ɪst/
against reservation (policies or reserves)
Etymology
'antireservationist' originates from Modern English, combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against'), the noun 'reservation' (from Latin 'reservare' via Old French and Middle English), and the agentive suffix '-ist' (from Greek/Latin via French) meaning 'one who advocates or is concerned with'.
'reservation' changed from Latin 'reservare' ('re-' + 'servare') into Old French (e.g. 'reservation') and Middle English 'reservation', while the productive prefix 'anti-' (Greek 'anti') and suffix '-ist' were attached in Modern English to form compound nouns like 'antireservationist'.
Initially the components meant 'against' (anti-), 'to keep back/retain' (reservare) and 'one who' (-ist); over time they fused in Modern English to mean 'a person who is opposed to reservation (policies or designated reserves)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who opposes reservation policies that set aside places, positions, or benefits for particular groups (for example, affirmative-action style seat/job reservations for disadvantaged groups).
She became known as an antireservationist after publicly criticizing the university's quota system.
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Noun 2
a person who opposes the creation or maintenance of land reservations or designated reserves (for example, reservations set aside for indigenous peoples or protected areas).
Local antireservationists protested the government's plan to expand the indigenous reservation boundaries.
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