- neocon
- noun Date: 1979 neoconservative
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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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;… … Etymology dictionary
neocon — [nē′ō kän΄] adj., n. short for NEOCONSERVATIVE … English World dictionary
Neocon — Der Neokonservativismus (gr. νέος neos „neu“ und lat. conservare „erhalten, bewahren“) (auch Neokonservatismus) ist eine neue konservative politische Strömung. Sie ist vornehmlich in den Vereinigten Staaten vertreten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — 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
