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neoconservatism
[ nee-oh-kuhn-sur-vuh-tiz-uhm ]
noun
- a faction of the conservative political movement that heavily supports the promotion of democracy abroad through military intervention.
Other Words From
- ne·o·con·serv·a·tive noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of neoconservatism1
Example Sentences
"Neocons" refers to neoconservatism, a movement within American conservative thought that tends to advocate for intervention in foreign conflicts.
Exploring Himmelfarb's peculiar trajectory might have enabled Moyn to turn his claim that Cold War liberalism gave rise to neoconservatism into a compelling and original argument — a road not taken.
But unlike a case such as “neoconservatism,” where a critical term was then accepted by the movement it described, our climate of ideological enmity makes settled nomenclature difficult.
“There is a resurgence of neoconservatism against the backdrop of Ukraine. The danger is that it splits Europe rather than uniting it.”
“Put those feelings and ideas all together, and they amounted to what would one day come to be called neoconservatism.”
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