holdout
noun [C] /ˈhəʊld.aʊt/
/ˈhoʊld-/ Definition
› a person, organization, or country that continues to do something, despite other people trying to force them not to: It's time to shame holdouts into signing the treaty.Stubborn and determined people
(Definition of holdout noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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