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Old Guardism

American

[gahr-dahyz-uhm] / ˈgɑr daɪz əm /

noun

political conservatism.

Other Word Forms

Old Guardist noun

Etymology

Origin of Old Guardism

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; Old Guard + -ism

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