Conservative Dictionary Project (T)
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- tax-and-spend
- Date: 1937
- Conservative word
- True Conservative meaning - taking people's money through taxes and spending it recklessly
- False liberal redefinition - taxing to pay for social programs that benefit the needy and less fortunate
- Teabagger
- Date: 2007
- True Conservative meaning - one who supports the Tea Party
- False liberal redefinition - (definition inappropriate for family website)
- traditionalist
- Date: 1856
- Conservative word
- True Conservative meaning - one who adheres to tradition
- False liberal redefinition - one who fears change and wants to cling to a nostalgized past that never actually existed
- trade union
- (also called labor union, or just union)
- Date:
- True Conservative meaning - corrupt leaders supposedly representing worker while secretly supporting Democrats
- False liberal redefinition - an organization that provides democratic representation to workers in order for them to have a say in matters in the workplace (e.g, work safety, wages, policies etc.)
- tremissis
- Date:
- True Conservative meaning - late Roman gold coin
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