Stand pat in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “stand pat” in Hindi is अपने निर्णय पर कायम रहना, pronounced apane nirNay par kayam rahana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
Probably originally a poker phrase, with "pat" equaling "optimal", meaning that drawing more cards is unnecessary. Later the phrase came to be employed in other spheres. "Stand pat" was actively used in U.S. political campaigns of the 1900s, quickly gaining a sense of "being reactionary, resistant to dramatic changes in policy". Moreover, a noun, standpatter, was coined to denote such politicians.
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