Péquiste

British

/ peɪˈkiːst /

noun

(sometimes not capital) (in Canada) a member or supporter of the Parti Québécois

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Etymology

Origin of Péquiste

from the French pronunciation of _PQ + -iste

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Thus, by election time in 1980—for that matter, before the Péquiste referendum—the voters may have a vigorous and attractive alternative to Lévesque.

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