standpat


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stand·pat

 (stănd′păt′)
adj.
Opposed or resistant to change; stubbornly conservative.

stand′pat′ter n.
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standpat

(ˈstændˌpæt)
adj
old-fashioned or conservative
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stand•pat

(ˈstændˌpæt)
adj.
characterized by refusing to consider or accept change.
[1900–05]
stand′pat′ter, n.
stand′pat′tism, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.standpat - old-fashioned and out of datestandpat - old-fashioned and out of date  
conservative - resistant to change
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Translations

standpat

[ˈstændpæt] adj (US)inflexible, rigide
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

standpat

[ˈstændˈpæt] adj (Am) → irremovibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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In 1948, President Harry Truman's campaign train rolled through town long enough for him to say "Your Fourth Massachusetts Congressional District was one of three districts in the United States which unseated mossback, standpat Republican congressmen in 1946, and you did a great thing by replacing them with able, enlightened, liberal Democrats.''