as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
his moderate views on social issues means that he has no chance with archconservative voters
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a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are
archconservatives refused to accept the new law
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Recent Examples of archconservative
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
His church is part of the archconservative Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, which does not believe in the separation of church and state.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.
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Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Bolton later worked for Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), an archconservative who opposed civil rights laws, and in the administrations of Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
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Noah Bierman,
latimes.com,
23 Mar. 2018
Shortly after the latter’s decision came down, Pennsylvania Republicans asked Justice Samuel Alito, the archconservative who happens to be in charge of reviewing emergency appeals out of Pennsylvania, to stay the order.
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Eric Levitz,
Daily Intelligencer,
31 Jan. 2018
Adjective
Public polling heading into the election showed Reform UK, the populist party led by archconservative Nigel Farage, far and ahead as the most popular party in the country with 25% support.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
His church is part of the archconservative Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, which does not believe in the separation of church and state.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
Those two issues, in particular, women’s empowerment and agrarian reform, went over like a lead balloon with the archconservatives of the country, especially religious.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.
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Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Bolton later worked for Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), an archconservative who opposed civil rights laws, and in the administrations of Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
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Noah Bierman,
latimes.com,
23 Mar. 2018
Shortly after the latter’s decision came down, Pennsylvania Republicans asked Justice Samuel Alito, the archconservative who happens to be in charge of reviewing emergency appeals out of Pennsylvania, to stay the order.
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Eric Levitz,
Daily Intelligencer,
31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archconservative
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Texas is on the verge of mandating more than 5 million of its public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teachings into American classrooms.
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Lee raised his target from 7,700 as stronger corporate earnings offset a more conservative valuation outlook.
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But the shift underscores a dramatic loss of clout by Comcast and other traditional media enterprises.
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While the crowds spent their money on an overheated summer in the Mediterranean, a quieter group is waiting patiently for September, October and November, the traditional shoulder season.
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Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.
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In an age of intelligent machines, who gets to decide what is orthodox remains one of the most important questions a free society can ask.
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