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Adjective: standpat
  1. Old-fashioned and out of date
    - fusty, unprogressive, nonprogressive
Verb: stand pat  stand pat
  1. Refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
    - stand firm, hold firm, stand fast

Derived forms: standing pat, stood pat, stands pat

See also: conservative

Type of: insist, take a firm stand

Encyclopedia: Stand pat

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