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neoconservative

Syllabification: (ne·o·con·serv·a·tive)
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Definition of neoconservative

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a return to a modified form of a traditional viewpoint, in particular a political ideology characterized by an emphasis on free-market capitalism and an interventionist foreign policy.

noun

  • a person with neoconservative views.

Derivatives

neoconservatism

Pronunciation: /-tizəm/
noun

neoconservative in other Oxford dictionaries

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