maximalist

[ mak-suh-muh-list ]

noun

1. 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

1. 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
2. a less common name for a Bolshevik

maximalist

²

/ ˈmæksɪməlɪst /

noun

1. a person who favours direct action to achieve all his goals and rejects compromise

Word History and Origins

Origin of maximalist¹

< Russian maksimalíst, coinage originally applied in 1906 to an extreme splinter group of the Russian Socialist-Revolutionary party; maximal, -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of maximalist¹

C20: from French, a translation of Russian; see Bolshevik

Example Sentences

On precarious terrain, go for a snug, secure fit and a firm yet flexible sole that gives you the confidence to dance over and around trail obstacles, rather than a plush maximalist sponge or a heavy boot-like shoe.

From Outside Online

Then there’s the maximalist camp that believes the best way to make self-driving cars reliable enough to sell is to equip them with as much data as possible.

From Quartz

Instead, health officials take a maximalist approach and, in essence, vaccinate everyone.

From Quanta Magazine

First, he argued that they could ban anyone who doesn't agree with a maximalist notion of secure borders.

From The Daily Beast

As the world watches and urges rational talks, the two parties dig in and make maximalist, incendiary statements.

From The Daily Beast

Listen to the violent rhetoric pushing maximalist goals and demonizing Israel.

From The Daily Beast

Norman was the very antithesis of minimalism—he was a maximalist.

From The Daily Beast

The maximalist goal is to apply enough economic pressure to incite domestic revolution and the fall of the regime.

From The Daily Beast

On July 18, 1917, there was a sudden outburst of Maximalist activity, the most violent which had yet occurred.

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