pro- - Definition from the GROUPINGS topic - POLITICS

Topic: GROUPINGS

Language:	Old French
Origin:	Latin, from Greek, from pro 'before, for'

pro-
prefix

pro-

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1PPG supporting or approving of something [≠ anti-]:

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pro-American

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the pro-choice lobby

2 technicalBO doing a job instead of someone:

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the pro-vice-chancellor

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agitation bipartisan bloc capitalism coalition communism communist(n) communist(a) Con confederate confederation congress conservatism Dem. divide fascism fascist federal federation front grouping Independent interest group IRA Lab Labour left-wing lefty Lib Dem Liberal machine moderate(a) moderate(n) movement nationalism nationalist(a) nationalist(n) Nazi neutral non-partisan partisan(a) partisan(n) party pro- pro-choice R radical rally rebel rebellion rebellious red(a) red(n) republican revolt(n) revolt(v) revolutionary(a) revolutionary(n) right-wing split subcommittee subversion sympathy tendency Tory uprising wing

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