Gaullist

[ goh-list, gaw- ]

noun

1. a supporter of the political principles of Charles de Gaulle.
2. a French person who supported the French resistance movement against the Nazi occupation in World War II.

Gaullist

/ ˈɡɔː-; ˈɡəʊlɪst /

noun

1. a supporter of Gaullism

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, supporting, or relating to Gaullism

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gaullist¹

From the French word Gaullistes, dating back to 1940–45. See Charles de Gaulle, -ist

Example Sentences

France, in particular, clung to the Gaullist illusion of its singularity and remained aloof to close trans-Atlantic ties.

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