Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From PTB (initialism for Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧te‧bis‧ta

Noun edit

petebista m or f by sense (plural petebistas)

  1. (Brazil, politics) a member or supporter of the Brazilian Labour Party
    • 2018, Bruno Boghossian, Gustavo Uribe, “Para evitar polêmica, posse de Cristiane Brasil será a portas fechadas”, in Folha de S.Paulo[1] (Usenet):
      O governo corre para empossar a petebista para evitar nova suspensão pela Justiça.
      The government rushes to inaugurate the PTB member to avoid a new suspension by the judiciary.

Adjective edit

petebista m or f (plural petebistas)

  1. (Brazil, politics, relational) of or pertaining to the Brazilian Labour Party

Further reading edit