retentionist

/ rɪˈtɛnʃənɪst /

noun

1. a person who advocates the retention of something, esp capital punishment

Example Sentences

For Minnesota's healthcare industry, an estimated 5,000 open nursing positions have sparked the invention of a new specialty, the nurse retentionist who is focused on convincing colleagues to stay on the job.

From Reuters

Marazziti and the movement he represents have created a patchwork consensus against the death penalty, and, in countries that still have the death penalty, such as the United States—retentionist countries, the movement calls them—it is a consensus that politicians are finding harder and harder to resist.

From The New Yorker

Retentionist sentiment, both in the Philippines and the U. S., has recently grown rapidly.

From Time Magazine Archive