Brexiteers
British departure advocates
Brexiteers are supporters of Brexit, the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union that culminated in 2020.
The term carries a swashbuckling connotation, echoing words like musketeers and privateers, and was embraced by those who championed leaving the EU as an act of national liberation.
The Brexiteers celebrated when the referendum passed.
Critics sometimes use the term with a hint of mockery, while supporters wear it as a badge of pride.
Direct vote on legislation
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- UKIPEurosceptic British party
- ToryBritish right-wing partisan
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
Boris Johnson · nationalist · independence · backbencher · campaigner · advocate · supporter · withdrawal
Negotiated economic arrangements between parties
- protectionismShielding local producers
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
WTO · fishing rights · customs · borders · Sterling · City of London · exports · self-sufficiency
Of the United Kingdom
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- flag-wavingDemonstrative national enthusiasm
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- empireDomain under unified control
Commonwealth · island nation · bulldog spirit · Dunkirk · Churchill · tradition · heritage · cultural preservation
Breaking of trust
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
- BrusselsBelgian capital
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
liberation · sovereignty · scaremongering · elite · establishment · traitors · clean break
referendum
Direct vote on legislation
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- UKIPEurosceptic British party
- ToryBritish right-wing partisan
Boris Johnson · hardliner · nationalist · independence · backbencher · campaigner · advocate · supporter · withdrawal · conservative
trade deals
Negotiated economic arrangements between parties
- protectionismShielding local producers
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
free trade · WTO · fishing rights · customs · borders · Sterling · City of London · exports · self-sufficiency · economic independence
British
Of the United Kingdom
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- flag-wavingDemonstrative national enthusiasm
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
empire · Commonwealth · island nation · bulldog spirit · Dunkirk · Churchill · tradition · heritage · cultural preservation · national identity
betrayal
Breaking of trust
vassalage · liberation · sovereignty · scaremongering · elite · establishment · traitors · clean break
- Political Factionsconservatives, Republicans, right wing, far right, hard right
- UK PartiesConservative Party, Labour Party, Labour, Tories, Green Party
- Separatistsseparatists, secessionists, Irish nationalists, independence activists, ETA
BrexiteersEurophiles
Admirers of European culture
globalists · internationalists · cosmopolitans · integrationists · multilateralists