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adjective

Definition of archconservativenext
as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions his moderate views on social issues means that he has no chance with archconservative voters

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archconservative

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noun

(ˌ)ärch-kən-ˈsər-və-tiv How to pronounce archconservative (audio)
as in rightist
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are archconservatives refused to accept the new law

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Recent Examples of archconservative
Adjective
Public polling heading into the election showed Reform UK, the populist party led by archconservative Nigel Farage, far and ahead as the most popular party in the country with 25% support. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026 His church is part of the archconservative Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, which does not believe in the separation of church and state. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
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Those two issues, in particular, women’s empowerment and agrarian reform, went over like a lead balloon with the archconservatives of the country, especially religious. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023 Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 11 June 2018 Shortly after the latter’s decision came down, Pennsylvania Republicans asked Justice Samuel Alito, the archconservative who happens to be in charge of reviewing emergency appeals out of Pennsylvania, to stay the order. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archconservative
  1. conservative
  2. traditional
  3. orthodox
Adjective
  • Davis’s letter follows a separate ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over Slotkin’s University of Chicago remarks, first reported by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group of state legislators and private-sector members, cast it as part of a growing bipartisan movement and urged the remaining states to follow.
    — Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of conservative
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  • Earlier this month, Mastercard and BVNK launched Global Money Platform, designed to help banks, fintechs and businesses manage payments involving traditional currencies and stablecoins through a single application programming interface.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But Rodrigues believes technology can augment traditional teaching methods by examining how a student solves an algebra problem or structures a piece of writing and identifying learning gaps.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of traditional
Adjective
  • Garcia’s comes from standing up straight in his orthodox stance but is driven by his back leg, which propels him forward.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • King’s indifference to orthodox formats enables formal mischief.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
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