neoconservatism

noun

as in conservatism

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Recent Examples of neoconservatism Not a Klansman from the era of lynching, but far from a typical conservative of the nineties and aughts, Peter effectively shifted Republicans away from neoconservatism and toward nativism. — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026 The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Indeed, Trump’s foreign policy has often been less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a mutation of it. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 And so that’s really the roots of neoconservatism. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
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  1. conservatism
  2. traditionalism
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  • Classical conservatism is about creating conditions for human flourishing, and the angry populism of the modern era is an unsatisfying substitute for older conservative ideas.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Changing a risk-averse culture through ‘positive shaming’ Kempczinski, who grew up in a Catholic household in Cincinnati and would visit McDonald’s after Friday night football games, admits to some Midwestern conservatism.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of conservatism
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  • Her human slogan machine rap seemed more like a complement to JT’s malleable traditionalism rather than the other way around.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Alice in Wonderland meets Dutch traditionalism inside the 122 guest rooms by renowned local designer Marcel Wanders.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of traditionalism

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“Neoconservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neoconservatism. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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