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standpat

standpat adjective: resisting change; favouring the status quo.

Adjective

standpat

  1. Resisting change; favouring the status quo.
    • a standpat attitude or policy

Noun

standpat (plural standpats)

  1. A standpatter

Forms of standpat

pluralstandpats

Origin of standpat

From stand pat.

Questions about standpat

What does standpat mean?
Standpat means resisting change; favouring the status quo.
What part of speech is standpat?
Standpat can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near standpat in the dictionary

  1. standout
  2. standoutish
  3. standouts
  4. standover
  5. standovers
  6. standpat
  7. standpatism
  8. standpatter
  9. standpatters
  10. standpattism
  11. standpipe

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