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
Along with its legislative record, each Congress writes its own short hand label: innovative or standpat, Micawberish or Scroogian, spineless or rebellious.
From Time Magazine Archive
While bunting streamed, a band blared and the citizenry gawped, 64-year-old Mark Sullivan, stalwart standpat of U. S. political journalism, rode up the main street of West Chester, Pa. as its No. 1 local-boy-who-made-good.
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
Henry, you may remember, delivered the Roosevelt valedictory at the Chicago Republican convention in 1912, when he kidded the standpat crowd out of every Republican state in the union but two at the election.
From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by White, William Allen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
