compassionate conservatism

[kuhm-pash-uh-nit-kuhn-sur-vuh-tiz-uhm]

noun

1. a political or social philosophy, especially in the U.S., advocating for conservatism combined with the support of some social services without direct governmental provision of those services.

Example Sentences

Donald Trump and his Republican Party will also use “MAGA accounts” to summon up the zombie idea of “compassionate conservatism,” even though the American right has spent decades expanding and amplifying the culture of cruelty and a Terrordome that is now growing even faster under Trump’s direction.

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Bush promoted what he euphemistically called “compassionate conservatism.”

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Presidential elections traditionally speak to future aspirations, offering a vision of a better tomorrow, the hope and change of Barack Obama or the compassionate conservatism of George W. Bush.

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Like Blair he worked to steer his party toward the middle ground, championing what he called “compassionate Conservatism” in a bid to boost the Tories’ popularity.

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Anti-immigrant fervor has always been a big part of the Republican brand even when the leadership, usually at the behest of some big business libertarian donor types, were pushing their "compassionate conservatism" on the subject.

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