Swahili
wabadilishaji
wah-bah-dee-lee-SHAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwabadilishajiwah-bah-dee-lee-SHAH-jeesoon
Englishrevisionistssoon
Frenchrévisionnistessoon
Meaning
People who are changeable, fickle, or unreliable; in politics, those who revise or depart from established doctrine.
Good to know
plural of mbadilishaji (m-/wa- class); political sense often used pejoratively.
Examples
- Wabadilishaji katika chama walipingwa vikali.The revisionists within the party were strongly opposed.
- Kwa nini wabadilishaji hao waliondoka kambini?Why did those fickle people leave the camp?
- Hawa si wabadilishaji, wamesimama imara katika msimamo wao.These are not fickle people, they stand firm in their position.
- Wabadilishaji watajitokeza tena kabla ya uchaguzi.The revisionists will emerge again before the election.
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