neoconservative
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Definition of neoconservative
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: a former liberal espousing political conservatism
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: a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of democracy and U.S. national interest in international affairs including through military means
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Other Words from neoconservative
neoconservatism
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neoconservative
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Examples of neoconservative in a Sentence
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Well, think that's a typical of the neoconservatives. — Fox News, "Judge Approves AT&T-Time Warner Merger," 13 June 2018 Bolton, a hawkish neoconservative, has advocated war with Iran and a pre-emptive strike on North Korea, and remains an unapologetic supporter of the Iraq War despite the flawed intelligence used to justify the US invasion. — Nicole Gaouette, CNN, "Bolton's move to White House signals a more hawkish turn," 22 Mar. 2018 Contrary to the perspective of both neoconservatives and social-justice advocates, Kleiman understood both crime and mass incarceration as serious problems. — Gabriel Rossman, National Review, "Mark Kleiman Was the Nation’s Greatest Thinker on Drug Policy," 23 July 2019 Earlier this month, Christian Gonzalez wrote that the IDW are the new neoconservatives, and this is an apt comparison in more ways than one. — Nate Hochman, National Review, "The Intellectual Dark Web’s Quiet Revolution," 5 July 2019 The neoconservatives and liberal internationalists who staffed previous administrations were sidelined. — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, "The Twilight of Human-Rights Diplomacy," 17 Dec. 2018 Well, think that's a typical of the neoconservatives. — Fox News, "Judge Approves AT&T-Time Warner Merger," 13 June 2018 Using fame and social media, Trump managed to bypass many of the usual influential Republican party actors — neoconservatives, free marketers, and culture warriors. — Christopher Baylor, Vox, "The post-Trump GOP looks a lot like the pre-Trump GOP," 6 Apr. 2018 Bolton, a hawkish neoconservative, has advocated war with Iran and a pre-emptive strike on North Korea, and remains an unapologetic supporter of the Iraq War despite the flawed intelligence used to justify the US invasion. — Nicole Gaouette, CNN, "Bolton's move to White House signals a more hawkish turn," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neoconservative.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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