Usually means: Supports keeping the death penalty.
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  1. retentionist: Merriam-Webster
  2. retentionist: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. retentionist: Wiktionary

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▸ noun:  A person who advocates retention
▸ adjective:  Favouring retention

Similar:
retrogressionist, reintegrationist, restrictivist, recallist, conservative, rehabilitationist, retributivist, preservationism, restorationist, revisionist, more...

Opposite:
abolitionist, anti-death penalty

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Similar:
retrogressionist, reintegrationist, restrictivist, recallist, conservative, rehabilitationist, retributivist, preservationism, restorationist, revisionist, more...

Opposite:
abolitionist, anti-death penalty



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