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Eurosceptic

British  
/ ˌ jʊərəʊˈskɛptɪk /

noun

  1. a person who is opposed to closer links with the European Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. opposing closer links with the European Union

    Eurosceptic MPs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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The political fortunes of UKIP, originally a single-issue Eurosceptic party, have declined sharply since Mr Farage stood down as its leader in 2016.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

"Irrespective of what I think, those Eurosceptic colleagues who I know and love like brothers and sisters will absolutely not tolerate any divergence from what we've said we are going to do," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2022

Sir Richard rang fellow Eurosceptic John Carlisle who said he had received a similar call.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2020

Employment A longstanding Eurosceptic, Cummings came to the fore advising Michael Gove, first in opposition and then in government between 2007 and 2013.

From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2020

We listened to Labour-voting leavers in Merthyr, and wealthier Eurosceptic Tory supporters in Leominster, Herefordshire.

From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2019

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