"Goldwater Republican" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Goldwater Republicans [plural]
Etymology: Dating from 1964 in the United States, the year Barry Goldwater tried unsuccessfully for the office of president. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Goldwater Republican (plural Goldwater Republicans)
  1. (US politics) A member of the Republican Party whose policies resemble those of Barry Goldwater, including support for the smallest government possible at the federal level, free enterprise, fiscal conservatism, an internationalist, neoconservative, and anti-communist foreign policy, as well as social libertarianism. Tags: US Categories (topical): Conservatism, US politics Coordinate_terms: Goldwaterian
    Sense id: en-Goldwater_Republican-en-noun-~sv8q93W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

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