preventivist

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noun

A preventionist.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounpreventivist (plural preventivists)

plural preventivists

  1. rareA preventionist.

    Early awareness is the term that preventivists use to encompass perception, communication, and assessment of uncertainties—elements that constitute the key to appropriate preventive action.

    2009, I. William Zartman, “Risk and Preventive Negotiations”, in Rudolf Avenhaus, Gunnar Sjöstedt, editors, Negotiated Risks: International Talks on Hazardous Issues, Berlin: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, page 112

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preventivist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preventivist.

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