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  • adjective Supporting or in favour of capitalism.
  • noun A supporter of capitalism.

Etymologies

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pro- +‎ capitalist

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Examples

  • It's a propaganda technique long embraced by free market extremists of the Bush variety adapted in this instance to try and convince others the teachings and actions of John Paul II were evidence he was procapitalist.

    CAFETERIA CHRISTIANS 2008

  • As principled practitioners of the godly procapitalist Prosperity Christianity, conservatives could be counted upon to finally put an end to the big government pork earmarks and programs handed out by the corrupt, secular, liberal Democrats.

    Why the Right is Pulling Our Legs When They Say Big Government is Bad For America, and Bad for Them 2008

  • Indeed the United States has helped develop a training center, the School of the Americas now renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, to train various procapitalist Latin American leaders in the theory and practice of violent dictatorship.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • Conservative governments refused to implement land and labor codes, eschewing reform in favor of proforeign and procapitalist economic and social policies to jumpstart a devastated economy.

    1919, April 10 2001

  • In the majority of these countries, there are strong procapitalist currents.

    16th Workers Federation Congress Closes 1990

  • Accuses UAW of "strangling" auto companies Despite Bill O'Reilly's phony populist demagoguery attacking the Big 3 auto executives flying to DC on their private jets, the multimillionaire Factor host's procapitalist, antilabor stance came through in his November 19 Talking Points Memo,

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009

  • If they act to promote their common interest, procapitalist policies will be implemented even if an isolated individual doesn’t contribute.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Problems with Libertarian Theories of Class Conflict: 2007

  • The heavy weights’ (television and film) continue to perpetuate violent, sexist, racists and procapitalist themes.

    Why PopPolitics? | PopPolitics.com 2000

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