standpat

[ stand-pat ]

noun

1. standpatter.

adjective

1. characterized by refusing to consider or accept change.

Word History and Origins

Origin of standpat¹

First recorded in 1900–05; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stand pat

Example Sentences

Whether they are salivating or not, it is true that Democrats see the opportunity to score political points if Republicans stick to their standpat stance on pandemic relief.

From New York Times

It was all as simple as beating a standpat Congressman.

From Project Gutenberg

"No, this is a business matter," the insinuating gentleman went on, and then he proceeded to show that about twenty-five thousand subscribers could be obtained if the publication preached orthodox standpat doctrine.

From Project Gutenberg

Henry, you may remember, delivered the Roosevelt valedictory at the Chicago Republican convention in 1912, when he kidded the standpat crowd out of every Republican state in the union but two at the election.

From Project Gutenberg

The previous year, the machine or standpat Republicans, who were under the domination of Senator Platt, had come to a complete break with the anti-machine element over the New York mayoralty.

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Related Words

• archconservative
• counterrevolutionary
• regressive
• rightist
• ultraconservative