Meanings
nounneoconservatism (countable and uncountable, plural neoconservatisms)
plural neoconservatisms
- UScountableuncountablegovernmentA right-wing political movement that supports free markets, supply-side economics and an interventionist foreign policy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Englishconservatism
- Englishneoconservatism
From neo- + conservatism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 新保守主義 /新保守主义
- 新保守主義 /新保守主义 (xīnbǎoshǒuzhǔyì)Translations
French néoconservatisme
- néoconservatismeTranslations
Indonesian neokonservatisme
- neokonservatismeTranslations
Russian нѐоконсервати́зм
- нѐоконсервати́зм (nɛ̀okonservatízm)Translations
Spanish neoconservadurismo, neoconservadorismo
- neoconservadurismoTranslations
- neoconservadorismoTranslations
- neoconservatismoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
neoconservatism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoconservatism
MLA
“neoconservatism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoconservatism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neoconservatism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoconservatism.
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