submissionist

Etymology

From submission + -ist.

submissionist means A Southerner who wanted to preserve the Union, in the context of the American Civil War. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “submissionist” is a great word

SUBMISSIONIST — [Noun] A Southerner who, during the American Civil War, advocated for preserving the Union and acquiescing to federal authority. From submission (meaning "the act of yielding to authority") + -ist (denoting an adherent of a practice or doctrine). First attested in 1823. Unlike a "secessionist," who actively championed disunion, or a "unionist," a broader and less freighted supporter of the federal cause, the submissionist was defined by a posture of reluctant, pragmatic surrender. He is the planter who quietly calculates the cost of war against his ledgers, the editor who writes cautious editorials while mobs gather outside, the cousin whose silence during the toast to the Confederacy is a louder condemnation than any speech—a realist branded a traitor by the only world he knew.

noun

A Southerner who wanted to preserve the Union, in the context of the American Civil War.