Definition of Standpattism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Standpattism

standish
standishes
standoff
standoffish
standoffishly
standoffishness
standoffs
standout
standouts
standover
standovers
standpat
standpat(a)
standpatter
standpatters
standpattism (current term)
standpattisms
standpipe
standpipes
standpoint
standpoints
stands
stands down
stands for
stands in
stands on ceremony
stands out
stands up
stands up against
stands up to

Literary usage of Standpattism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nationalism, War and Society: A Study of Nationalism and Its Concomitant by Edward Benjamin Krehbiel (1916)
"From the natural inertia and " standpattism" of society. c. From ignorance of the extent of international life, and its conflict with nationalism. d. ..."

2. Nationalism, War and Society: A Study of Nationalism and Its Concomitant by Edward Benjamin Krehbiel (1916)
"From the natural inertia and " standpattism" of society. c. From ignorance of the extent of international life, and its conflict with nationalism. d. ..."

3. Getting to the Top in the USSR: Cyclical Patterns in the Leadership by R. Judson Mitchell (1990)
"The orthodox approach to ideology reflected the standpattism on virtually all questions of policy. The school reform, prepared under Andropov, ..."

4. The Operation of the Initiative, Referendum and Recall in Oregon by James Duff Barnett (1915)
"If carried out it would block progress and make the rule of stupid standpattism effective. Because an individual has not sufficient intelligence, ..."

5. The Operation of the Initiative, Referendum and Recall in Oregon by James Duff Barnett (1915)
"If carried out it would block progress and make the rule of stupid standpattism effective. Because an individual has not sufficient intelligence, ..."

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