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NULLIFIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An official who can invalidate or nullify
Example:
my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was
Synonyms:
invalidator; nullifier; voider
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nullifier" is a kind of...):
functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
Derivation:
nullify (declare invalid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("nullifier" is a kind of...):
advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
Derivation:
nullify (declare invalid)