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Noun: neocon  'nee-ow,kón
Usage: informal (=neoconservative)
  1. A conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
    "The neocon advocated for an interventionist foreign policy";
    - neoconservative
Adjective: neocon  'nee-ow,kón
Usage: informal (=neoconservative)
  1. Relating to or characteristic of neoconservatism; favouring the use of military and economic power to promote democracy abroad
    "The administration pursued neocon policies in the Middle East";
    - neoconservative

Derived forms: neocons

Type of: conservative, conservativist

Encyclopedia: Neocon