petebista

Portuguese

Etymology

From PTB +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpeˌteˈbis.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpeˌteˈbiʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpeˌteˈbis.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpeˌteˈbiʃ.tɐ/ [ˌpeˌteˈβiʃ.tɐ]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧te‧bis‧ta

Noun

petebista m or f by sense (plural petebistas)

  1. (Brazilian politics) a member or supporter of the Brazilian Labour Party
    • 2018, Bruno Boghossian, Gustavo Uribe, “Para evitar polêmica, posse de Cristiane Brasil será a portas fechadas”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎[1] (Usenet):
      O governo corre para empossar a petebista para evitar nova suspensão pela Justiça.
      The government rushes to inaugurate the PTB member to avoid a new suspension by the judiciary.

Adjective

petebista m or f (plural petebistas)

  1. (Brazilian politics, relational) of or pertaining to the Brazilian Labour Party

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