ne·o·con·ser·va·tism 
(nē′ō-kən-sûrvə-tĭz′əm)
(nē′ō-kən-sûrvə-tĭz′əm)n.
A political philosophy developed in the 1970s and 1980s, advocating the active use of government power in pursuit of conservative domestic and foreign policies.
ne′o·con·serva·tive adj. & n.