as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
members of the religious sect are positively paleoconservative in their beliefs on the proper role of women
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as in rightist
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are
paleoconservatives who would never sanction gambling casinos in their state
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Recent Examples of paleoconservative
Jeet Heer, New Republic, 22 Sep. 2017
In his final act of excommunication, Buckley took a stand against the paleoconservative Pat Buchanan in 1991 for expressing opposition to the Persian Gulf war in terms that were both incendiary and undeniably anti-Semitic.
—Damon Linker, New York Times, 8 May 2017
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The New York Times columnist has penned an unusually smart article identifying the late paleoconservative writer Samuel T. Francis as a prophet of Trumpism.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 22 Sep. 2017
In his final act of excommunication, Buckley took a stand against the paleoconservative Pat Buchanan in 1991 for expressing opposition to the Persian Gulf war in terms that were both incendiary and undeniably anti-Semitic.
—Damon Linker, New York Times, 8 May 2017
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Good led the conservative House Freedom Caucus but narrowly lost his primary during the summer to Virginia State Senator John McGuire, who was endorsed by President-elect .Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dhillon has said that Harris was the more conservative of the candidates in the district attorney’s race and that she got involved in the ACLU after some Sikhs faced abuse in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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This compares to the more traditional form of pardons, which are issued during legal proceedings, or after a conviction.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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OpenAI was created as a non-profit research lab with a for-profit arm, but has mulled restructuring into a more traditional, for-profit company that could lead to more returns for investors — a plan at which Musk has also taken aim.Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Funnels and Pinch Points Funnels and pinch-points are among the most orthodox stand locations during the rut.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Harris emphasized distributional conflict at a time when few orthodox economists were doing so.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Paleoconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paleoconservative. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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