forestallers

/fɔrˈstɔlərz/
noun
  1. Plural of forestaller; people who prevent or delay something by taking action in advance.
    • History remembers the forestallers who averted war through diplomacy.
    • The forestallers of the new policy argued it would cause more harm than good.
    • A group of forestallers worked together to stop the construction project.
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