neocon

neocon
neocon (n.) by 1987, abbreviation for NEO-CONSERVATIVE (Cf. neo-conservative) in the U.S. political sense.
Neoconservatism is the first variant of American conservatism in the past century that is in the 'American grain.' It is hopeful, not lugubrious; forward-looking, not nostalgic; and its general tone is cheerful, not grim or dyspeptic. Its 20th-century heroes tend to be TR, FDR, and Ronald Reagan. Such Republican and conservative worthies as Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, and Barry Goldwater are politely overlooked. [Irving Kristol, "The Neoconservative Persuasion," in "The Weekly Standard," Aug. 25, 2003]

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  • neocon — UK [ˈniːəʊˌkɒn] / US [ˈnɪoʊˌkɑn] noun [countable] Word forms neocon : singular neocon plural neocons a neoconservative (= someone who became conservative as a reaction to the social freedom of the 1960s and 1970s) …   English dictionary

  • neocon — noun Date: 1979 neoconservative …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Neocon — Néo conservatisme Le néo conservatisme ou néoconservatisme est un courant de pensée politique d origine américaine apparu à la fin du XXe siècle. Demande de traduction …   Wikipédia en Français

  • neocon — /nee oh kon /, n. a neoconservative. [by shortening] * * * …   Universalium

  • neocon — noun a neoconservative [The films] message is that Iraqs fabled weapons of mass destruction did not exist, and that neocons within the administration fabricated them, lied about them, and were ready to kill to cover up their deception …   Wiktionary

  • neocon — N. Amer. adjective neoconservative. noun a neoconservative person …   English new terms dictionary

  • neocon — neo·con …   English syllables

  • neocon — ne•o•con [[t]ˌni oʊˈkɒn[/t]] n. gov a neoconservative • Etymology: 1975–80; by shortening …   From formal English to slang

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