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neoconservative definition

☆ neo·con·ser·va·tive (-kən sʉr′və tiv)

adjective

designating or of an intellectual, political movement that evolved in the late 1970s in reaction to liberal and leftist thought, advocating individualism (senses & ), traditional moral standards, anti-Communist foreign policy, etc.

noun

a neoconservative person

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neoconservative Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • give: And this nightmarish vision was beginning to give the neoconservatives great power and influence.

Adjective modifier

  • American: At the heart of the story are two groups: the American neoconservatives, and the radical Islamists.

Modifies a noun

  • movement: VO: Since then, Brock has turned against the neoconservative movement.
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