I. -_lə̇st noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Kemal Atatürk + English -ist
: a follower of Kemal Atatürk : an adherent of Kemalism
the economic policies of the Kemalists
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Kemalism or Kemalists
the modern Kemalist pattern of revolution — Atlantic
the Ottoman empire collapsed and Kemalist Turkey was born — Necmeddin Sadak