goldwater republican
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of the Republican Party whose policies resemble those of Barry Goldwater, including support for the smallest government possible at the federal level, free enterprise, fiscal conservatism, an internationalist, Atlanticist, and anti-communist foreign policy, and social libertarianism.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "For months he insisted that he did not want the nomination, would not seek it, and would only reluctantly accept a genuine draft. Despite Scranton's repeated statements, it was behind him that anti-Goldwater Republican leaders late last week tried to rally—and Scranton showed signs of acquiescence."
- ""A lot of people who think of themselves as Goldwater Republicans do not know what it really means to be a Goldwater Republican," said Tom Paniccia, a former Air Force sergeant who was discharged from the military last year after he had proclaimed his homosexuality. "He has always had a near libertarian stance on keeping government out of people's lives.""
Etymology
Dating from 1964 in the United States, the year Barry Goldwater tried unsuccessfully for the office of president.
Usage
- American usage