[f. as prec. + -IST.] One who advocates or supports government by coercion; esp. in modern English politics, one who supports such government in Ireland.
1841. Miall, in Nonconf., I. 3. We suspect this is written by a coercionist to catch very flat dissenters.
1885. Daily News, 16 July, 4/7. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach will become coercionist again.
