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abolitionist

[ab-uh-lish-uh-nist] / ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ə nɪst /
NOUN
person wanting something ended
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Some prosecutors aren’t waiting for the passage of abolitionist laws.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

His mother, who introduced him at age 5 to Walden Pond, was an abolitionist who ran a station on the Underground Railroad, for which he would act as a conductor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

What about critics who say the self-described police abolitionist should work closer with law enforcement to clean up the park, I told her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

He concludes his account with the most radical abolitionist of all, John Brown, who had little patience for the inhibitions of the Bostonians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

More than fifty years had passed since blacks around the country joined John Jones and his abolitionist friends in celebrating the end of slavery.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield



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