adjective
- refusing to change one’s position, opinion, or policy; stubbornly conservative
Usage: informal
Examples
- The senator took a standpat position on tax reform.
- His standpat attitude prevented any compromise.
- The company’s standpat policies hurt innovation.
- She criticized the standpat approach to education.
- The standpat faction blocked all proposed changes.
- Their standpat stance alienated younger voters.