standpattism

Or stand·pat·ism

[stand-pat-iz-uhm]

noun

1. belief in or the practice of resisting or refusing to accept change, especially in politics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of standpattism¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; standpat + -ism

Example Sentences

Like-minded conservatives were ridiculed by their opponents as “standpatters” who engaged in “standpattism.”

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None of this standpattism has gone unnoticed.

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Despite recent attempts to discredit the eggheads, we need their visionary idealism to balance standpattism; we've a lot of that.

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He lambasted "Standpattism" and "Cannonism."

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In this atmosphere of standpattism, Homer Rodeheaver. the late Billy Sunday's song leader, was the life of the party.

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