neo-conservatism

noun

1. (in the US) a right-wing tendency that originated amongst supporters of the political left and has become characterized by its support of hawkish foreign policies

Derived Forms

• ˌneo-conˈservative, adjectivenoun

Example Sentences

“He exudes such an aura of insincerity, you have the distinct feeling that if neo-conservatism were still in fashion he’d eagerly out-Cheney Liz Cheney.”

From Washington Times

Arriving in 2004, when US president George W Bush was becoming almost as much of a concern as Al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, Adam Curtis’s startling documentary series explored the shockingly congruent aims of fundamentalist Islam and American neo-conservatism.

From The Guardian

Backed initially by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, which sold the magazine to Clarity Media in 2009, it became the bible of neo-conservatism.

From The Guardian

They remain fiercely committed to the mantra of neo-Conservatism and the belief that any Republican candidate is superior to a Democrat.

From New York Times

This is hardly a turn toward neo-conservatism.

From Washington Post