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exceptionalist

American

[ik-sep-shuhn-uhl-ist] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃən əl ɪst /

noun

a person who believes that a nation, region, or political system is exceptional; a believer in exceptionalism.

adjective

relating to or characterized by exceptionalism.

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exceptionalist

adjective

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Nouns

exceptionalists

plural

Example Sentences

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Another exceptional method of external control was visitation by the chapter-general of the order, to which the nunnery belonged.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

This necessity compels history to use an exceptional method.

From Introduction to the Study of History by Berry, George Godfrey

But this exceptional method was replaced at an early date by that of election.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

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