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abolitionist

the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪstDocumented since 1780sSilenthistoricalCurrent149 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1788 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 27, 2026Global

the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

Origin: First attested in 1788.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Is a gender-abolitionist using any (third-person)-pronouns distinct from they/them and it/its, even ones explicitly requested by the people being referred to, a hypocrite?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “6/ Butler also formed the International Abolitionist Federation, a Europe-wide organization to combat similar systems on the continent.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “My (gender-abolitionist)-ass sipping my tea in discontent”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “JUST IN! 'Alive With Ghosts Today' by Chris Potter Abolitionist-themed concept album with folk and blues influences from the jazz saxophonist, featuring Bill Frisell. www.normanrecords.com/records/2145...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Didn’t help that they also decided to throw in an explanation for why the Falcon computer is so cranky and refuses to talk to anyone but C-3P0 In a way that just totally fridged one of the more interesting concepts in Star Wars in a while (the abolitionist droid).”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026Global

A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

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  • “Irl transfem communities are just a grab bag of people who don’t put effort into transition and play MTG as delusional escapism, hateful boymoders, lesbophobic straight girls, blahaj babytrans polycules, gender abolitionist leftist larpers, and sex pests”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Every day makes me more of a gender and marriage abolitionist tbh but the miracle is you can destroy those things from within just by getting gay with it”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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