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

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

Backed by labor and Oklahoma's Democratic tradition, he denounced Rizley's standpat record in Congress, shouted out his own down-the-line support of Franklin Roosevelt's poli cies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Zacharias' M.I.T.-sponsored Physical Science Study Committee used a simple principle: it got top university scholars to reinterest themselves in high schools, after decades of leaving such tasks as textbook writing to standpat educationists.

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