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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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