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- noun Plural form of
permissivist .
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Examples
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Thus, if we wish to adjudicate between the puritans and the permissivists, we cannot say that either side is entirely right.
Buddhism and Sex by M. O'C. Walshe William Harryman 2009
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The puritans would be routed and the permissivists justified.
Buddhism and Sex by M. O'C. Walshe William Harryman 2009
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The puritans would be routed and the permissivists justified.
Archive 2009-07-19 William Harryman 2009
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Thus, if we wish to adjudicate between the puritans and the permissivists, we cannot say that either side is entirely right.
Archive 2009-07-19 William Harryman 2009
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ii Perhaps you should take it up with the permissivists at The Cambridge Guide to English Usage who it seems see no reason for agita over the way “decimate” is most commonly usedtoday.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? 2010
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No; as even the most roundheeled permissivists admit, “There ain’t no unseasonal.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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No; as even the most roundheeled permissivists admit, “There ain’t no unseasonal.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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