ultraconservative
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- noun
- /ˌʌltrəˈkənˌsɜrvətɪv/
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ultraconservador
- Many ultraconservatives oppose changes to education that promote diversity and inclusion.
- ultraconservatives in Michigan
Examples
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Elmer had close relationships with the ultraconservatives in Michigan even before he was dismissed.
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Elmer and his followers do not have a formal name for their group, but they are generally called the ultraconservatives or isolationists by the Amish in the liberal and conservative districts.
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But no fellowship would be extended to the ultraconservatives.
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There are a few masculinist ultraconservatives out there.
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But Elmer continued to have contacts with these ultraconservatives across the state line.
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Starting with Goldwater contributor lists, a new generation of ultraconservatives set out to build what became known as the New Right.
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They felt relieved that they managed to isolate a small group of ultraconservatives and keep the harmony of the wider settlement largely intact.
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Furthermore, Elmer's close relationships with the ultraconservatives in southern Michigan threatened the long-existing harmony in the settlement.
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Homer cautions other Amish church leaders not to overreact to the ultraconservatives.
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The campaign was orchestrated by a network of ultraconservatives, including Howard Phillips, founder of the Conservative Caucus, who claimed that Legal Services was a center of revolutionary subversion secretly controlled by communist agents.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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7.5
A person who refuses to change their beliefs, especially in politics
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A person who wants society to go back to how it was and opposes change
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A person with very strict traditional political views who strongly opposes social change
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A person with very traditional political views who strongly opposes change
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A person who has very old-fashioned views about politics or society
A person who opposes political ideas that support personal freedom and equal rights
A person who does not support liberal political ideas or policies
A person who opposes changes in politics or society
A person who does not like change and new ideas
Antonyms
How Conservative
Surface Forms
Morphology
ultraconservative = ultraconservative (transparent) = ultra + conserve + ative
The noun is a regular substantivized use of the adjective with no change in spelling.
Etymology
Ultraconservative as a noun names a person whose views are extremely conservative. The word comes from ultra- 'beyond' plus conservative from conserve 'to keep', so an ultraconservative is someone who wants to keep old ways more than most people.