stand-patadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈstan(d)pat/,

/ˌstan(d)ˈpat/, U.S.

/ˈstæn(d)ˌpæt/,

/ˌstæn(d)ˈpæt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: stand v.

Etymology: < stand v.

Originally and chiefly North American.

A. adj.

Characterized by or relating to the maintenance of an avowed policy or stance, instead of considering proposals for change or reform.

ΚΠ

1893 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 17 Sept. 1/5 He objected to ‘contamination’ of the Populist ticket and promised 2,500 colored votes for a ‘stand-pat ticket’.

1922 Nation 18 Nov. 271/1 The Bonar Law Government..remains in power, but probably on a minority vote..This deprives it of the right to pursue the standpat Toryism on which it made the elections.

2017 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 June (Brit. Columbia ed.) s1 Running on a platform that is more urban friendly and generally more exciting than the boring, standpat set of policies the party campaigned on this spring.

B. n.

A person, esp. a politician, who continues to maintain an avowed policy or stance; an opponent of change or reform.

ΚΠ

1903 Spencer (Iowa) Herald 8 Apr. It has been suggested that the Senator be allowed to write the next Iowa republican platform. If he does, neither the ‘stand pats’ nor the ‘shelter to monopoly’ fellows will know whether they are going or coming back.

1910 Boston Evening Transcript 18 Aug. 10/5 The standpats in Iowa have been licked, and hereafter will either vote with the standpat Democrats or change their views.

1997 Sat. Free Press (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 7 June a6/2 Other stand-pats should include Agriculture Minister Ralph Gopdale and Immigration Minister Lucienne Robillard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	stand-pat
释义	stand-patadj.n. Brit. /ˈstan(d)pat/, /ˌstan(d)ˈpat/, U.S. /ˈstæn(d)ˌpæt/, /ˌstæn(d)ˈpæt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: stand v. Etymology: < stand v. Originally and chiefly North American. A. adj. Characterized by or relating to the maintenance of an avowed policy or stance, instead of considering proposals for change or reform. ΚΠ 1893 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 17 Sept. 1/5 He objected to ‘contamination’ of the Populist ticket and promised 2,500 colored votes for a ‘stand-pat ticket’. 1922 Nation 18 Nov. 271/1 The Bonar Law Government..remains in power, but probably on a minority vote..This deprives it of the right to pursue the standpat Toryism on which it made the elections. 2017 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 June (Brit. Columbia ed.) s1 Running on a platform that is more urban friendly and generally more exciting than the boring, standpat set of policies the party campaigned on this spring. B. n. A person, esp. a politician, who continues to maintain an avowed policy or stance; an opponent of change or reform. ΚΠ 1903 Spencer (Iowa) Herald 8 Apr. It has been suggested that the Senator be allowed to write the next Iowa republican platform. If he does, neither the ‘stand pats’ nor the ‘shelter to monopoly’ fellows will know whether they are going or coming back. 1910 Boston Evening Transcript 18 Aug. 10/5 The standpats in Iowa have been licked, and hereafter will either vote with the standpat Democrats or change their views. 1997 Sat. Free Press (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 7 June a6/2 Other stand-pats should include Agriculture Minister Ralph Gopdale and Immigration Minister Lucienne Robillard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.n.1893
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