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abolitionist

ab·o·li·tion·ist [ àbbə lísh'nist ] (plural ab·o·li·tion·ists)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. opponent of slavery: an antislavery campaigner in the 18th and 19th centuries

2. somebody who seeks to ban something: a supporter of the abolition of something


ab·o·li·tion·ism noun
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