syndicalist
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a word derived from
syndicalism.
syndicalismnouna form or development of trade unionism, originating in France, that aims at the possession of the means of production and distribution, and ultimately at the control of society, by federated bodies of industrial workers, and that seeks to realize its purposes through general strikes, terrorism, sabotage, etc.
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New cheerleaders are selected by a syndicalist tribunal of current cheerleaders, who direct their own routines, some of which are stolen from more creative, talented peers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2021
They span diverse issues, but each point is argued with steely precision from her unwavering syndicalist anarchism: fundamental beliefs in both the absolute autonomy of the individual, and the humanitarian necessity of social collectivism.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2010
But by the early '60s he was also playing a comic-pathetic roue in Divorce, Italian Style; a quiet-spoken syndicalist in The Organizer; a trio of Italian males in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Meanwhile Madrid syndicalist newspapers excitedly explained the Government's flight.
From Time Magazine Archive
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An altogether unwarranted importance has been given to the syndicalist philosophy of the I.W.W.
From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Cornelia Stratton Parker