Gaullist
Americannoun
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a supporter of the political principles of Charles de Gaulle.
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a French person who supported the French resistance movement against the Nazi occupation in World War II.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Gaullist
From the French word Gaullistes, dating back to 1940–45. See Charles de Gaulle, -ist
Example Sentences
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He was there to collect funds for the approaching French presidential election on behalf of the centre-right Gaullist candidate Jacques Chirac, who was mayor of Paris at the time.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
“Gouzon is a municipality that for 50, 60 years used to vote Gaullist, then Chirac, then Sarkozy predominantly,” he said.
From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2022
After 1958 and the advent of the Gaullist Fifth Republic, however, the process shifted to the president.
From Slate • Jan. 18, 2022
There are two other Black figures in the mausoleum: Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021
By 1974, Mr. Chirac had become a member of Parliament and a rising star in the faltering Gaullist party, which had been leaderless since de Gaulle’s retirement in 1969.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019
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