Meaning of one-nation conservatism | Babel Free
Definitions
A pragmatic paternalistic form of conservatism, conscious of working-class issues.
UK, uncountable
Examples
“All this links Johnson firmly with his predecessors – Margaret Thatcher, John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May. So does (with Thatcher as the exception that proves the rule⟳) his eagerness – on full display in his remarks in Downing Street on Friday – to employ⟳ that emptiest of empty signifiers, “one-nation Conservatism”.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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