Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanderista

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sanderista
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of Bernie Sanders or his political philosophy.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"7/83 Space Wars; Micronesia vs. nukes; Green Party & Sanderistas; also Spring Books Pt. 2"
"A special approach of the Sanderista coalition has been to mobilize this complex of popular groups into an independent political force."
"In other cases, groups fostered the creation of current organizations and movements, for example, PACT (tenants' rights) in Burlington, Vermont, laid the groundwork for the Sanderistas."
"Call it what you will—a Sanderista cult, a brand, a following—Vermonters responded to Sanders."
"During the war that continued for the rest of the 1980s, Burlington's Progressives identified strongly with the FSLN, to the point of earning for themselves the nickname "Sanderistas.""

Etymology

From Sanders + -ista. Blend of Sanders + Sandinista. Coined in reference to the Sandinistas.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Sanders

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Sanderistas (plural) Sandernista (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Sandersian

Synonyms

Berner Bernista

Questions

What does sanderista mean?: A supporter of Bernie Sanders or his political philosophy.
Where does sanderista come from?: From Sanders + -ista. Blend of Sanders + Sandinista. Coined in reference to the Sandinistas.

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