declinists
/dɪˈklaɪnɪsts/
noun
- Plural of declinist; people who believe that a country, society, or institution is in a state of decline.
- Declinists frequently cite the same statistics to support their views.
- The declinists at the conference shared their gloomy predictions.
- Historians often debate whether the declinists of the 1970s were right.
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