neoconservative
noun[C]
uk/ˌniː.əʊ.kənˈsɜː.və.tɪv/us/ˌniː.oʊ.kənˈsɝː.və.t̬ɪv/(alsoinformalneocon,uk/ˈniː.əʊ.kɒn/us/ˈniː.oʊ.kɑːn/)someone whosepoliticsareconservativeorrightwing, whobelievesstronglyin thefreemarketandthinksthattheircountryshould useitsmilitarypowertobecomeinvolvedwith ortrytocontrolproblemsin othercountries:
NeoconservativessawAmerica'sunrivalledmilitarypoweras aforcefor good andwantedtounleashit.
We haveslightlydifferentviewsonforeignpolicy- he's more of a neocon.
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paleoconservative
- Conservativeactivistsincreasinglyblamedneoconservatives forplacingIraq at thecenterof thewaronterrorism.
- The paleoconservatives are moreexplicitlyracialistand anti-democratic than the neoconservatives, whocontinuetosupportimmigration,civilrights, andlimitedgovernment.
- ThePresidentpubliclysignedon to the neocons'visionfor Iraq tobecomeamodelcorporatestate.
Political movements & groups
- alt-right
- ANC
- anti-Bolshevik
- anti-Bolshevism
- anti-capitalism
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- Antifa
- awkward
- big tent
- labour movement
- left
- left-winger
- leftism
- rightist
- sectarian
- sectarianism
- Sinn Fein
- the awkward gangidiom
- the left wing
- the SDLP
neoconservative
adjective
uk/ˌniː.əʊ.kənˈsɜː.və.tɪv/us/ˌniː.oʊ.kənˈsɝː.və.t̬ɪv/(alsoinformalneocon,uk/ˈniː.əʊ.kɒn/us/ˈniː.oʊ.kɑːn/)having orexpressingpoliticalviewsthat areconservativeorrightwing, with astrongbeliefin thefreemarketand thebeliefthatyourcountryshould useitsmilitarypowertobecomeinvolvedwith ortrytocontrolproblemsin othercountries:
the neoconservativeapproachtoforeignpolicy
a neocon Senator
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paleoconservative
- The Bushdoctrine, anditsneoconservativesupporters,advocatedtheaggressivepromotionofliberaldemocracyby theUnitedStates.
- Manymembersof theseinstitutionsproudlyidentifiedthemselves as neoconservative.
- Paul Wolfowitz, aleadingneoconstrategist,urgedBush at CampDavidtotargetIraq.
Political movements & groups
- alt-right
- ANC
- anti-Bolshevik
- anti-Bolshevism
- anti-capitalism
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- Antifa
- awkward
- big tent
- labour movement
- left
- left-winger
- leftism
- rightist
- sectarian
- sectarianism
- Sinn Fein
- the awkward gangidiom
- the left wing
- the SDLP