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Brexiteer

Brexiteer

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Noun

Brexiteer (plural Brexiteers)

  1. (politics) Someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
    • 2015 October 4, William Wright, “A plan from Brussels where Britain can take the lead”, in The Telegraph:
      Whether you are a Europhile or a Brexiteer, it’s hard to see what’s not to like about a market-driven initiative that aims to pull down barriers to more investment across Europe.
    • 2016 May 27, “David Cameron: I am not a closet Brexiteer”, in The Herald:
      Denying he was a "closet Brexiteer", as his former aide Steve Hilton has claimed, the PM told reporters: "I withdraw absolutely nothing I've previously said. Britain is an amazing country. We can find our way whatever the British people choose.
    • 2016 June 25, Tim Sculthorpe, The Daily Mail:
      A leading Tory Brexiteer has insisted quitting the EU does not mean the numbers of people coming to Britain will be slashed - and claimed Vote Leave never said it would.

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