ultraconservative

English

Etymology

ultra- +‎ conservative

Adjective

ultraconservative (comparative more ultraconservative, superlative most ultraconservative)

Extremely conservative, especially in politics.
The John Birch Society is an ultraconservative political group in the USA.

Noun

ultraconservative (plural ultraconservatives)

A person or group with extremely conservative views.
- 2014, Jeffrey Krames, Lead with Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis, page x:
  For example, as pope, Francis challenges the ultraconservatives in the Church to be ultrainclusive of people whom other popes never bothered to embrace: […]

Translations

a person with extremely conservative beliefs

Chinese:
Mandarin: 超保守派 (chāo bǎoshǒu pài)
German: Erzkonservativer m, Erzkonservative f
Hungarian: ultrakonzervatív (hu)
Malay: ultrakonservatif
Russian: ультраконсерватор (ru) m (ulʹtrakonservator), охранитель (ru) m (oxranitelʹ) (derogatory, dated)
Swedish: ultrakonservativ (sv)
Welsh: archgeidwadwr m, archgeidwadwraig f

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