English
resistlib
From resist + lib (“liberal”).
Formed from resist + lib ‘liberal’
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘stand’
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Latin sistō ‘cause to stand’
Latin resistere
Middle French resister ‘to resist’
Middle English resisten ‘to resist’
English resist
Today it means
noun Someone with liberal beliefs who considers themselves part of the #Resistance movement against Q22686, President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025).
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