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

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

Lippmann, it should be noted, was originally a liberal internationalist whose views were not all that different from those of the modern neocons. —Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023

Tucker is speaking directly to a segment of the Trump base that's skeptical of endless war and not particularly attached to the old neocon worldview. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 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

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above