standpat

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Notably, there was only a single dissent from the FOMC’s standpat decision, from Fed governor Stephen Miran, who has been vociferous in calling for sharp rate reductions.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Strange it is that this "standpat" Republican should have been born in Guilford, N. C., in 1836 in the reign of Andrew Jackson, whose Democratic pals spilled cider on the White House carpets.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Meany, now 72, a crusty, authoritarian craft unionist, was dogmatically anti-Communist in foreign affairs and staunchly standpat about civil rights at home.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the meeting progressed Commissioner Catherine began to dash back and forth between the opposition Court and the standpat cottage in a bright scarlet motor car.

From Time Magazine Archive

"No, this is a business matter," the insinuating gentleman went on, and then he proceeded to show that about twenty-five thousand subscribers could be obtained if the publication preached orthodox standpat doctrine.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse