Peronista

[ per-uh-nis-tuh; Spanish pe-raw-nees-tah ]

noun

, plural Pe·ro·nis·tas [per-, uh, -, nis, -t, uh, z, pe-, r, aw-, nees, -tahs].

1. Peronist.

Example Sentences

As of Sunday evening, Maximiliano Pullaro had won 60.60% of the votes, while the candidate for the Peronista alliance Union por la Patria, Marcelo Lewandowski, obtained 29.25%, with votes counted in 57.14% of the province's polling centers.

From Reuters

A panel of three judges found the 69-year-old Peronista, perhaps the nation’s most influential politician of the past two decades, guilty of fraud during her tenure as president for directing millions of dollars in taxpayer money to a family friend.

From Washington Post

The ruling Peronista coalition is straining to draw support beyond its base.

From Washington Post

Kirchner, a leftist leader of Argentina’s populist Peronista movement, was the country’s president from 2007 to 2015.

From Washington Post

“She was not a Perónista at all, totally the opposite,” Daniele said, “but it was a good salary.”

From Los Angeles Times