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archconservatism

archconservatism noun: hard-line conservatism.

Noun

archconservatism (uncountable)

  1. Hard-line conservatism
    • And since Brenton seems to want these characters to reflect life under Margaret Thatcher's archconservatism, his political analysis ends up as broad and oversimplified as the emotional palette he uses.1994 January 21, Justin Hayford, “Greenland”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of archconservatism

From arch- + conservatism.

Questions about archconservatism

What does archconservatism mean?
Archconservatism means hard-line conservatism.
What part of speech is archconservatism?
Archconservatism is a noun.

Words near archconservatism in the dictionary

  1. archcommanders
  2. archcompetitor
  3. archcompetitors
  4. archconfraternities
  5. archconfraternity
  6. archconservatism
  7. archconservative
  8. archconservatives
  9. archconspirator
  10. archconspirators
  11. archcriminal

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