as in conservatives
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are
a traditionalist who doesn't believe in expanding government
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Recent Examples of traditionalists
The revival, certainly the most original of the five that have made it to Broadway, offers traditionalists much to worry on.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
There's always football and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the turkey-day-traditionalists.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
But this recipe is for the traditionalists, the lover of the classic dishes.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Beyoncé will score on plenty of ballots from voters who usually favor albums by artists who either skew toward the Americana side of things or are traditionalists long past their commercial prime.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
The challenge will be to change the environment without turning off Red Lobster traditionalists.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
There's always football and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the turkey-day-traditionalists.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
But this recipe is for the traditionalists, the lover of the classic dishes.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Beyoncé will score on plenty of ballots from voters who usually favor albums by artists who either skew toward the Americana side of things or are traditionalists long past their commercial prime.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
The challenge will be to change the environment without turning off Red Lobster traditionalists.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditionalists
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That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Dec. 2024
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There has been a movement by fringe conservatives for many, many years now to create a constitutional convention.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Traditionalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalists. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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