Austeritarian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Austeritarian is a noun meaning One who advocates or enacts an authoritarian policy of austerity.
Meaning
One who advocates or enacts an authoritarian policy of austerity.
More Meanings
- Advocating or enacting an authoritarian policy of austerity.
Example Sentences
Austeritarians bang on about the debt while failing to plug revenue holes.
And for your Sunday night delectation, we have a reading from the letter of Enda to the Austeritarians…
Financial capital and multinational companies impose an austeritarian turn (austerity and authoritarianism).
This observation is especially important because with our criticism of the existing ‘structural reforms’ being pushed through by the ‘austeritarian regime’ we do not mean to encourage the belief that reforms are not necessary; they are, especially in those countries most badly affected by the crisis.
Word Forms
- austeritarians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include authoritarian, asceticist, ascetic, absolutist, restrictionist, disciplinist.
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