Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Hostility to progress; conservatism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Political Cant, U.S. Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
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- noun US, politics Excessive
conservatism ;hostility toprogress .
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Examples
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On the one hand, it is insisted that Governor Gamble's unionism, at most, is not better than a secondary spring of action; that hunkerism and a wish for political influence stand before Unionism with him.
The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 Abraham Lincoln 1837
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On the one hand, it is insisted that Governor Gamble's unionism, at most, is not better than a secondary spring of action; that hunkerism and a wish for political influence stand before Unionism with him.
Complete Project Gutenberg Abraham Lincoln Writings Abraham Lincoln 1837
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