Brexiter

Voted to leave

A Brexiter is someone who supported or voted for Britain's exit from the European Union in the 2016 referendum.

The term describes advocates of Brexit, often contrasted with Remainers: Brexiters celebrated when the referendum results came in.

Sometimes spelled Brexiteer, which carries a slightly more enthusiastic or ideological connotation.

political

leaver

One who exits

  • nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
  • ToryBritish right-wing partisan
  • UKIPEurosceptic British party

hardliner · backbencher · right-winger · populist · conservative · anti-federalist · Thatcherite · referendum · withdrawal · independence

identity

leaver

One who exits

demographic · voter · majority · minority · working-class · northern · rural · pensioner · identity · allegiance

rhetoric

sovereignty

Supreme independent authority

bureaucracy · unelected · freedom · fisheries · immigration · red tape · take back · independence · self-determination · democracy

Opposites
UK-EU membership stance

BrexiterRemainer

Brexit referendum's losing side

pro-European · pro-EU

attitude toward european integration

BrexiterRemainer

Brexit referendum's losing side

pro-European · internationalist · globalist · metropolitan elite

Phrases
Family

Brexit, Brexiters, Brexiteer, Brexiteers

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