ultraconservative
adjective
ul·tra·con·ser·va·tive
ˌəl-trə-kən-ˈsər-və-tiv 
: extremely or extraordinarily conservative
an ultraconservative investment strategy
especially
: very strongly favoring, adhering to, or based upon the principles of conservatism (as in politics or religion)
ultraconservative politicians/views
an ultraconservative religious sect
ultraconservative
noun
plural ultraconservatives
a bill backed by ultraconservatives
Examples of ultraconservative in a Sentence
under the leadership of its ultraconservative musical director, the symphony orchestra almost never played modern pieces
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In order to bring members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus on board, Republican leadership agreed to require lawmakers to find $2 trillion in federal cost savings over 10 years.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Some of the scenes recalled the raucous town-hall meetings of 2009 that heralded the rise of the ultraconservative Tea Party, where throngs of voters showed up protesting President Barack Obama’s health care law and railed against government debt and taxes.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Seven ultraconservative Republicans withheld their vote, while another three voted for different candidates, enough to deny Johnson the speakership and plunge the House into a brief state of limbo.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Some of the scenes recalled the raucous town-hall meetings of 2009 that heralded the rise of the ultraconservative Tea Party, where throngs of voters showed up protesting President Barack Obama’s health care law and railed against government debt and taxes.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Seven ultraconservative Republicans withheld their vote, while another three voted for different candidates, enough to deny Johnson the speakership and plunge the House into a brief state of limbo.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ultraconservative
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“Ultraconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultraconservative. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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