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Meaning of lesser evilist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A proponent of lesser evilism.

Examples

“When does a "lesser evilist" begin to fight for the greatest good, i.e., socialism?”
“Harrington, forty-five, is a lesser evilist who could have voted in good conscience for regular Democrat Henry "Scoop" Jackson over both Nixon and a splinter peace candidate if the occasion had arisen.”
“Yet this failure does not adequately account for Serge's general migration from a Trotskyist to a "Third Camp" socialist to a non-revolutionary "lesser evilist."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lesser flamingo lesser galangal lesser goldfinch lesser green leafbird lesser grey shrike lesser included offense

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