reactionaryism

as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions the region's entrenched reactionaryism made it one of the major battlegrounds for the civil rights movement in the 1960s

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conservatism
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  • Kennedy has managed to bridge three specific tendencies—toward fiscal conservatism, social liberalism, and a belief that improving societal health is a moral imperative—and present them as one overarching ideology.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This flip would be the first GOP House gain in New England since 2018, affirming that economic populism and cultural conservatism can breach the blue wall.
    Kristin Tate, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Reactionaryism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactionaryism. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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