Venizelist

Venizelist

English

Etymology

From the name of Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Greek politician.

Adjective

Venizelist (comparative more Venizelist, superlative most Venizelist)

1. (now historical) Pertaining to or supportive of Venizelos or his policies.
   • 1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva 1995, p. 229:

     Four Venizelist republicans listened to Hector and wondered bitterly how it was that all the bands had somehow ended up with a committee of three leaders who were Communist and were against Britain, the only country that had ever tried to help them since the war began.

   • 2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin 2020, p. 213:

     But the events of that Friday became the signal for a rampage throughout the city against anyone and everyone suspected of Venizelist sympathies.

Noun

Venizelist (plural Venizelists)

1. (now historical) A supporter or adherent of Eleftherios Venizelos or his political policies.