archconservative
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of archconservative
Probably earlier than 1960–65; arch- 1 + conservative
Example Sentences
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Among his contemporaries was Ed Meese, a recurring figure in the conservative movement and a close ally of a certain B-movie actor turned archconservative governor of California: Ronald Reagan.
From Slate
Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.
From Los Angeles Times
Rep. Nick Galifianakis, who represented central North Carolina for several years before two unsuccessful Senate bids – the first against archconservative Jesse Helms.
From Seattle Times
Funderburk had the support of archconservative Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina.
From Washington Post
Unlike the archconservative Otto, who has nothing but contempt for the social and cultural movements of the ’60s, Charlie yearns to be a part of them — a woke lawyer “defending the unlovely and unloved,” in Otto’s jeering phrase — but he comes across as muddled, weak and histrionic.
From New York Times
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