neo-con

English

Noun

neo-con (plural neo-cons)

1. Alternative form of neocon
   • 2008, Ben J. Wattenberg, Fighting Words: A Tale of How Liberals Created Neo-Conservatism, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 9:

     Governor George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign of compassionate conservatism can be seen as somewhat synonymous with neo-conservatism. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, a self-declared conservative, not a neo-con, talks these days of a “center-right progressive, natural majority.”