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abolitionist

[ab-uh-lish-uh-nist] / ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ə nɪst /
NOUN
person wanting something ended
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She criticized Hernandez for describing herself as abolitionist — someone who favors the gradual replacement of law enforcement with other social services.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

History textbooks often include the story of the Underground Railroad, an organized network of secret routes, places and people that guided enslaved populations from the South to abolitionist Northern states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Some prosecutors aren’t waiting for the passage of abolitionist laws.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Which is why, despite my love of berries for birds and nectar for butterflies, I’m not a total turf abolitionist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The abolitionist wing of the Methodists circulated his pamphlets on Sunday morning and London periodicals published his arguments without rebuttal.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead



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