Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-nation conservatism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: one--na-tion -con-ser-vatism
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pragmatic paternalistic form of conservatism, conscious of working-class issues.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All this links Johnson firmly with his predecessors – Margaret Thatcher, John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May. So does (with Thatcher as the exception that proves the rule) his eagerness – on full display in his remarks in Downing Street on Friday – to employ that emptiest of empty signifiers, “one-nation Conservatism”."

Etymology

Refers to the fact that all classes are part of the same nation.

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Phrases

one-nation conservative

Frequently Paired Words

one-nation conservative

Synonyms

one nation one-nationism Tory Democracy

Questions

What does one-nation conservatism mean?: A pragmatic paternalistic form of conservatism, conscious of working-class issues.
Where does one-nation conservatism come from?: Refers to the fact that all classes are part of the same nation.

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