neoconservative

plural neoconservatives

1. USA supporter of neoconservatism.

   The neoliberals stand today in somewhat the position neoconservatives occupied a decade ago. Their ambition is to attain the influence in liberal politics that the neoconservatives have attained in conservative politics.

   1984 May 15, Walter Goodman, “AS NEOLIBERALS SEARCH FOR CLOSEST FIT, HART IS OFTEN MENTIONED”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms: neocon, neocoon, neotard, neocohen

1. USnot comparableOf or relating to neoconservatism.

   There have been suggestions by a number of American neoconservative hawks to denuke Iran with “swift, massive, devastating force that decapitates the regime.

   2014, Jahangir Amuzegar, The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy

   1 more example

   And the liberal blogosphere has long labeled Clinton part of the neoconservative wing, a conservative intellectual movement that supports an interventionist foreign policy.

   2016 August 31, Tal Kopan, “Will Hillary Clinton’s GOP outreach alienate progressives?”, in CNN

   Synonyms: neocon, neocoon