neocon

noun

neo·​con ˈnē-ō-ˌkän 

plural neocons

: neoconservative

Neocons contrast with more traditional conservatives who are willing to deal with undemocratic regimes without necessarily changing them.

—Paul Richter

—often used before another noun

neocon foreign policy

An imperial America acting alone to spread democracy by the sword may appeal to a handful of neocon ideologues, but it doesn't sit well with many Americans—and especially not with people around the world.

—Bruce Nussbaum

Examples of neocon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If neocon values are worth applying to the world, they should be applied consistently. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025

Maybe one day democracy really will bloom like wildflowers across the vast deserts of the Middle East, just as the neocons envisioned. —Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

Last week, while visiting the Middle East, President Trump delivered an important speech refuting the neocon crusade that has dominated American foreign policy thinking since 9/11. —Ron Paul, Oc Register, 20 May 2025

Mamet’s disfavor arguably has less to do with his hard-right turn into neocon bloviation than the calcification of much of his more recent writing. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above