Definition of "transitionist" []

• Someone skilled at coping with, or managing transition in some, or any field (noun)
• Something, such as a country, undergoing transition from one system or status to another (adjective)

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• "There were many who agreed with this “transitionist” view, but there was an opinion split across the board in the country which prevented realism from prevailing."