neoconservatore

neoconservative

adjective neh-oh-kon-ser-vah-TOH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Neoconservatore can function as both an adjective (una politica neoconservatrice) and a noun (un neoconservatore). When used as an adjective modifying a masculine noun, the form is neoconservatore; the feminine is neoconservatrice. It entered Italian from American political discourse in the late twentieth century.

Examples

"Il partito ha un'agenda neoconservatrice."

Natural Translation

The party has a neoconservative agenda.

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