STANDPATTISM


Meaning of STANDPATTISM in English

/stand"pat"iz euhm/ , n.

belief in or the practice of resisting or refusing to accept change, esp. in politics.

Also, standpatism .

[ 1900-05, Amer.; STANDPAT + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .