standpat

adjective

ˈstan(d)-ˈpat How to pronounce standpat (audio)
Definition of standpatnext
as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions the standpat chefs were having none of this low-calorie stuff that the food police were pushing

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  1. conservative
  2. traditional
  3. orthodox
  4. loyal
  5. reactionary
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of conservative
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of traditional
Adjective
  • 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
  • Harris emphasized distributional conflict at a time when few orthodox economists were doing so.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of orthodox
Adjective
  • The team began a quick decline after that, a slide that bottomed out last season when the Galaxy fired longtime president Chris Klein amid an embarrassing fan boycott that saw the club’s most loyal supporters refuse to attend matches.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Surpassing 1,000 pages, the tome should be long enough to keep Sanderson's legion of loyal fans sated at least for awhile.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of loyal
Adjective
  • Adams is the ideal vessel for that discovery: The character is more clueless about reality than her elders, and yet her idealism is rooted in a humanism that Streep’s reactionary matron lacks.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Weezy: Also, our show now is going to now include reactionary clips.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of reactionary
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