as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
his moderate views on social issues means that he has no chance with archconservative voters
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a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are
archconservatives refused to accept the new law
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Recent Examples of archconservative
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
His church is part of the archconservative Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, which does not believe in the separation of church and state.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.
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Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Bolton later worked for Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), an archconservative who opposed civil rights laws, and in the administrations of Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
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Noah Bierman,
latimes.com,
23 Mar. 2018
Shortly after the latter’s decision came down, Pennsylvania Republicans asked Justice Samuel Alito, the archconservative who happens to be in charge of reviewing emergency appeals out of Pennsylvania, to stay the order.
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Eric Levitz,
Daily Intelligencer,
31 Jan. 2018
Adjective
Public polling heading into the election showed Reform UK, the populist party led by archconservative Nigel Farage, far and ahead as the most popular party in the country with 25% support.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
His church is part of the archconservative Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, which does not believe in the separation of church and state.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
Those two issues, in particular, women’s empowerment and agrarian reform, went over like a lead balloon with the archconservatives of the country, especially religious.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.
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Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Bolton later worked for Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), an archconservative who opposed civil rights laws, and in the administrations of Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
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Noah Bierman,
latimes.com,
23 Mar. 2018
Shortly after the latter’s decision came down, Pennsylvania Republicans asked Justice Samuel Alito, the archconservative who happens to be in charge of reviewing emergency appeals out of Pennsylvania, to stay the order.
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Eric Levitz,
Daily Intelligencer,
31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archconservative
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Being too conservative with long-term retirement money, parking it in cash or short-term bonds out of fear, can be just as damaging as taking on too much risk.
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The court, which has a conservative 6-3 majority, split along ideological lines when deciding Bruen in a case that expanded the Second Amendment right to bear arms outside the home.
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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Inspired by the traditional Japanese spinning top beigoma (hence BEY-blade), the toy line first became a hit when it was debuted by toymaker Takara in the late 90s and early 2000s.
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Right wing had long been a problem position, with No 10s such as Xavi Simons often being forced wide to plug a hole, or orthodox wingers failing to gel with the uber-attacking full-back Denzel Dumfries.
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In an age of intelligent machines, who gets to decide what is orthodox remains one of the most important questions a free society can ask.
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