archconservatism

English

Etymology

From arch- +‎ conservatism.

Noun

archconservatism (uncountable)

1. (politics) Hard-line conservatism
   • 1994 January 21, Justin Hayford, “Greenland”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     And since Brenton seems to want these characters to reflect life under Margaret Thatcher's archconservatism, his political analysis ends up as broad and oversimplified as the emotional palette he uses.

Related terms

• archconservative

Translations

hard-line conservatism

• Portuguese: arquiconservadorismo m