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Essay:Best New Conservative Words (view source)
Revision as of 22:47, July 3, 2019
, 22:47, July 3, 2019→Conservative words and terms
|[[Good Samaritan]]
|[[Good Samaritan]]
|1640
|1640
|how genuine charity is the best approach
|a person who performs acts of voluntary charity, as did a Samaritan in one of Jesus' parables
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|-
|goon
|goon
|1926
|1926
|a dim-witted thug, espec. one who intimidates on behalf of a union
|a dim-witted thug, especially one who intimidates on behalf of a union
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|-
|government school
|government school
|[[Great Awakening]]
|[[Great Awakening]]
|1730-1740
|1730-1740
|Christian spiritualism recurs periodically. See [[Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America]].
|A religious revival. Christian Great Awakenings recur periodically. See [[Essay:The Coming Fifth Great Awakening in America]].
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|-
|[[Gresham's Law]]
|[[Gresham's Law]]
|hallmark
|hallmark
|1721
|1721
|purity, authentic, official seal, distinguishing feature
|purity, authenticity, as in an official seal or distinguishing feature
|-
|-
|handout
|handout
|hardworking
|hardworking
|1774
|1774
|
|the quality of working persistently to achieve something
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|-
|harmless error
|harmless error
|[[homosexual agenda]]
|[[homosexual agenda]]
|1989
|1989
|used to promote the agenda in the book ''After the Ball'', but then used to criticize the movement by Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] in his dissent in ''Lawrence v. Texas'' (2003)''
|the sociopolitical ideology governing homosexuals; used to promote the agenda in the book ''After the Ball'', but then used to criticize the movement by Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] in his dissent in ''Lawrence v. Texas'' (2003)''
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|-
|honor system
|honor system
|hyphenated American
|hyphenated American
|1889
|1889
|President Theodore Roosevelt said in 1915, "There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American."
|an American citizen who identifies as another nationality before identifying as American; President Theodore Roosevelt said in 1915, "There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American."
|-
|-
|hypothesis
|hypothesis
|[[John Hancock]]
|[[John Hancock]]
|1903
|1903
|a personal signature, especially in a bold style that stands up for principles as John Hancock did with his signing the Declaration of Independence
|a personal signature, especially in a bold style that stands up for principles as [[John Hancock]] did with his signing the United States [[Declaration of Independence]]
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|-
|[[judicial activism]]
|[[judicial activism]]
|kiss of death
|kiss of death
|1943
|1943
|from Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss, Mark 14:44-4
|a kiss symbolizing the promise to kill someone, from Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss, Mark 14:44-4
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|-
|kleptocrat
|kleptocrat
|machismo
|machismo
|1948
|1948
|a word never used favorably by feminists!
|a slang word for masculine charm, never used favorably by feminists
|-
|-
|Main Street
|Main Street
|1743
|1743
|the many small towns in America, and their conservative values
|one of the many small towns in America, and their conservative values
|-
|-
|mainstay
|mainstay
|[[Medal of Honor]]
|[[Medal of Honor]]
|1898
|1898
|a special American honor for bravery on the battlefield
|a special American military honor for bravery on the battlefield
|-
|-
|[[media bullying]]
|[[media bullying]]
|melting pot
|melting pot
|1912
|1912
|requires "social and cultural assimilation" for successful immigration<ref>Merriam-Webster dictionary (1994)</ref>
|a nation that requires "social and cultural assimilation" of immigrants for successful immigration<ref>Merriam-Webster dictionary (1994)</ref>
|-
|-
|[[meritocracy]]
|[[meritocracy]]
|Midwest conservative
|Midwest conservative
|2006
|2006
|used initially to describe right-leaning politicians from the Midwest including [[Gerald Ford]] when he passed away, the term captures the mixture of common sense, intellectualism, and [[faith]] that leads the conservative movement from the heartland.
|used initially to describe right-leaning politicians from the Midwest including [[Gerald Ford]] when he passed away, the term captures the mixture of common sense, intellectualism, and [[faith]] that leads the conservative movement from the heartland.
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|-
|mind control
|mind control
|Murphy's Law
|Murphy's Law
|1958
|1958
|if something can go wrong, then it will go wrong: this was a conservative insight by an engineer Edward Murphy
|if something can go wrong, then it will go wrong: this was a conservative insight by engineer Edward Murphy
|-
|-
|muscle car
|muscle car
|1967
|1967
|placing a powerful engine in a classic two-door car for highly efficient performance; also celebrate masculine style against erosion by feminism
|placing a powerful engine in a classic two-door car for highly efficient performance; the result celebrates masculine style against erosion by feminism
|-
|-
|myopic
|myopic
|name-dropping
|name-dropping
|1950
|1950
|a term critical of the [[liberal]] practice of seeking to impress others by casually mentioning personal association with prominent people, despite its lack of relevance to the conversation
|a term critical of the [[liberal]] practice of seeking to impress others by casually mentioning personal association with prominent people regardless of relevance to the conversation
|-
|-
|nanny state
|nanny state
|Old Glory
|Old Glory
|1862
|1862
|the ''United States of America'' flag, Stars & Stripes
|a poetic name for the ''United States of America'' flag, as is Stars & Stripes
|-
|-
|one-size-fits-all
|one-size-fits-all
|pothead
|pothead
|1959
|1959
|someone who smokes marijuana and doesn't realize how it destroys people
|someone who smokes marijuana and doesn't realize its longterm negative psychological effects
|-
|-
|powerhouse
|powerhouse
|[[pro-life]]
|[[pro-life]]
|1960
|1960
|
|describes one who supports women going through with having children rather than killing them in the womb
|-
|-
|property right
|property right
|[[responsibility]]
|[[responsibility]]
|1737
|1737
|HAMILTON Federalist No. 63 (1988) II. 193 Responsibility in order to be reasonable must be limited to objects within the power of the responsible party.
|the state of having a duty to do something, or being accountable or blamable for something; HAMILTON Federalist No. 63 (1988) II. 193 Responsibility in order to be reasonable must be limited to objects within the power of the responsible party.
|-
|-
|rethink
|rethink
|silent majority
|silent majority
|1955<ref>first use was [[British]] but the term was popularized by the Nixon Administration in response to protests against the [[Vietnam War]]</ref>
|1955<ref>first use was [[British]] but the term was popularized by the Nixon Administration in response to protests against the [[Vietnam War]]</ref>
|the term is reminder not to give a heckler, a protester, or a vocal minority more deference than they deserve when the silent majority properly opposes their views
|a poetic term for those conservative Americans silenced by liberal media despite being greater in numbers; the term is reminder not to give a heckler, a protester, or a vocal minority more deference than they deserve when the silent majority properly opposes their views
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|-
|[[slippery slope]]
|[[slippery slope]]