What is another word for standpat?
Pronunciation:
[ stˈandpat], [ stˈandpat], [ s_t_ˈa_n_d_p_a_t]
Synonyms for Standpat:
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adj.
• die-hard • reactionary -
n.
• conservative • diehard • fusty • nonprogressive Other relevant words:
- Hard-shell ,
- Procrastinating ,
- Quietistic ,
- Stagnating ,
- adamant ,
- adamantine ,
- archconservative ,
- ass ,
- at a standstill ,
- backward ,
- bigot ,
- bitter-ender ,
- bourbon ,
- button-down ,
- conservationist ,
- conservative ,
- contemplative ,
- die-hard ,
- diehard ,
- do-nothing ,
- dogmatist ,
- donkey ,
- dormant ,
- extreme right-winger ,
- fanatic ,
- firm ,
- fogy ,
- fogyish ,
- frozen ,
- fundamentalist ,
- hard hat ,
- hardnose ,
- idle ,
- immobile ,
- immotile ,
- immovable ,
- imperialist ,
- inactive ,
- inert ,
- inflexible ,
- intransigent ,
- irreconcilable ,
- irremovable ,
- laissez faire ,
- maverick ,
- meditative ,
- monarchist ,
- mossback ,
- motionless ,
- mule ,
- neuter ,
- neutral ,
- old fashioned ,
- old liner ,
- old school ,
- old-fogyish ,
- old-line ,
- opposed to change ,
- paleoconservative ,
- paralysed ,
- paralytic ,
- paralyzed ,
- passive ,
- pat ,
- positivist ,
- preservative ,
- pullback ,
- purist ,
- quiescent ,
- quietist ,
- radical right ,
- reactionary ,
- reactionist ,
- right ,
- right-wing ,
- right-winger ,
- rightist ,
- rigid ,
- royalist ,
- stagnant ,
- stand pat ,
- standpatter ,
- standstill ,
- static ,
- stationary ,
- stickler ,
- tory ,
- traditional ,
- traditionalist ,
- ultraconservative ,
- uncompromising ,
- unmovable ,
- unmoving ,
- unyielding ,
- vegetable ,
- vegetative .
How to use "Standpat" in context?
From "Theater ghost to overlooked police officer"
Standspatters are police officers who are often overlooked because of their quirky dress or their "standpat" behavior.
The term "standpat" was coined in England in the 1800s to describe the behavior of policemen who did not move from their positions on the street during marches or public order incidents. These officers were said to be "standing on their posts." In the United States, the term was adopted as a nickname for police officers who refused to change their dress style or adopt modernization reforms in the early 1900s.
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