neoconservative

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ conservative.

Noun

neoconservative (plural neoconservatives)

  1. (US) A supporter of neoconservatism.
    Synonyms: neocon, (slang, derogatory) neocoon, (slang, derogatory) neotard, neocohen
    Coordinate term: paleoconservative
    • 1984 May 15, Walter Goodman, “AS NEOLIBERALS SEARCH FOR CLOSEST FIT, HART IS OFTEN MENTIONED”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      The neoliberals stand today in somewhat the position neoconservatives occupied a decade ago. Their ambition is to attain the influence in liberal politics that the neoconservatives have attained in conservative politics.

Adjective

neoconservative (not comparable)

  1. (US) Of or relating to neoconservatism.
    Synonyms: neocon, (slang, derogatory) neocoon
    Coordinate term: paleoconservative
    • 2014, Jahangir Amuzegar, The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy‎[2]:
      There have been suggestions by a number of American neoconservative hawks to denuke Iran with “swift, massive, devastating force that decapitates the regime.
    • 2016 August 31, Tal Kopan, “Will Hillary Clinton’s GOP outreach alienate progressives?”, in CNN‎[3]:
      And the liberal blogosphere has long labeled Clinton part of the neoconservative wing, a conservative intellectual movement that supports an interventionist foreign policy.

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