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Bernista
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English
Etymology
From en Bernie ista.
Pronunciation
en /bɝˈnistə/ US
Noun
en US politics colloquial A supporter of Bernie Sanders or his political philosophy.
en Winners & Losers City & State New York 29 August 2016 https://issuu.com/cityandstate/docs/csny_08292016_all 42 Sure, he's fond of cheesy dad-jokes, but the mayor is winning major cool-dad cred with his Bernista kids this week, getting a sit-down dinner with Bernie Sanders in Burlington.
en 2017 Scott Conroy Vote First Or Die: The New Hampshire Primary: America's Discerning, Magnificent, and Absurd Road to the White House https://www.google.com/books/edition/Vote_First_or_Die/tQRSDQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22bernistas%22&pg=PT229 unnumbered "It's almost like the Bernie Sanders guys are scared! The Bernistas are out in force!"
2018, Frank Perez, "Commentary: Bernie Sanders, Anthony Kennedy and the Supreme Court", Ambush Magazine, 17 July 2018 - 30 July 2018, page 36:
Once Trump and Clinton won the nomination of their respective parties, the Bernistas should have held their noses and votes for Clinton.
Synonyms
en Berner
en Sanderista
Hyponyms
en Bernie bro
en Berniecrat
en eponyms
en Bernie Sanders