retentionist

English

Etymology

From retention +‎ -ist.

Noun

retentionist (countable and uncountable, plural retentionists)

  1. A person who advocates retention
  2. A person or government who advocates retention of the death penalty

Adjective

retentionist (not comparable)

  1. Favouring retention
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