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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Person who supports the policies of a political leader (esp. those of B.C. Premier Peter Vander Zalm) without first assessing those policies critically.  2, record 1, English, - Zalmoid

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The only loyal members left (in British Columbia Premier Peter Vander Zalm's cabinet) are rabid Social Crediters, dismissed by the province's mainstream politicians as Zalmoids.  1, record 1, English, - Zalmoid

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Type of derivation in which the suffix "oid" is added to the final syllable of the proper noun Vander Zalm.  2, record 1, English, - Zalmoid

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

This term covers a very narrow semantic field, and is currently used only in the restricted context of British Columbia politics. Nevertheless, it could easily become a generic reference for those who follow a political leader blindly. The French equivalent is similar in form to the English, since the suffixes "-oid" in English and "-oide" in French both come from Greek "eidos" meaning "appearance of form." Naturally the French equivalent proposed here would have to be used strictly in reference to British Columbia.  2, record 1, English, - Zalmoid

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish