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standpat

[ stand-pat ]
/ ˈstændˌpæt /
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noun
standpatter.
adjective
characterized by refusing to consider or accept change.
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Origin of standpat

First recorded in 1900–05; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stand pat

Words nearby standpat

stand one's ground, stand on one's own feet, standout, stand over, standover man, standpat, standpatter, standpattism, standpipe, standpoint, St. Andrews
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Words related to standpat

old-line, ultraconservative, unreconstructed, archconservative, conservative, counterrevolutionary, regressive, right, rightist, right-winger, traditionalist, fanatic, fundamentalist, zealot, reactionary, classicist, die-hard, old guard, dyed-in-the-wool, intransigent

British Dictionary definitions for standpat

stand pat
verb (intr)
poker to refuse the right to change any of one's cards; keep one's hand unchanged
to resist change or remain unchanged

Derived forms of stand pat

standpatter, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with standpat

stand pat

Refuse to change one's position or opinion, as in We're going to stand pat on this amendment to the bylaws. This expression may be derived from the verb pat in the sense of “strike firmly and accurately.” [Late 1800s]

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