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

Father Cavanaugh, a onetime Studebaker salesman who dreamed of a grown-up university, had sold the necessity of change not only to his conservative congregation but also to the standpat alumni.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week he went into a deep sleep; after ten hours his heart muscles weakened; he died a "standpat" Republican, with something of the humanity of Abraham Lincoln, something of the fire of "Jim" Reed.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

"No, this is a business matter," the insinuating gentleman went on, and then he proceeded to show that about twenty-five thousand subscribers could be obtained if the publication preached orthodox standpat doctrine.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse