neoconservatism

American  

[nee-oh-kuhn-sur-vuh-tiz-uhm] / ˌni oʊ kənˈsɜr vəˌtɪz əm /

noun

1. a faction of the conservative political movement that heavily supports the promotion of democracy abroad through military intervention.

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Other Word Forms

• neoconservative noun

Etymology

Origin of neoconservatism

First recorded in 1960–65; neo- + conservatism

Example Sentences

Podhoretz was an intellectual leader, a facilitator of other writers, and a major figure in what has come to be known as neoconservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Podhoretz and his friend Irving Kristol—also a Brooklyn Jew and a former leftist—were the two foremost exponents of neoconservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Exploring Himmelfarb's peculiar trajectory might have enabled Moyn to turn his claim that Cold War liberalism gave rise to neoconservatism into a compelling and original argument — a road not taken.

From Salon

But unlike a case such as “neoconservatism,” where a critical term was then accepted by the movement it described, our climate of ideological enmity makes settled nomenclature difficult.

From Seattle Times

Professor Kagan was later associated with neoconservatism, though he objected to both the label and the affiliation.

From New York Times