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   conservative

   /kənˈsəːvətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values: "they were very conservative in their outlook" Similar traditionalisttraditionalconventionalorthodoxstableold-fashioneddyed-in-the-woolunchanginghideboundcautiousprudentcarefulsafetimidunadventurousunenterprisingset in one's waysmoderatemiddle-of-the-roadtemperateinformal:stick in the mudOpposite radical
   • ▪ (of dress or taste) sober and conventional: "a conservative suit" Similar conventionalsoberquietmodestplainunobtrusiveunostentatiousrestrainedreservedsubduedsubtlelow-keydemureinformal:squarestraightOpposite ostentatious
   • 2. (in a political context) favouring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas. Similar right-wingtraditionalistreactionaryestablishmentarianneoliberalneoconservativealt-rightToryRepublicantrue-blueOpposite left-wingliberalsocialist
   • ▪ relating to the Conservative Party in the UK or a similar party elsewhere: "the Conservative government"
   • 3. (of an estimate) purposely low for the sake of caution: "the film was not cheap—$30,000 is a conservative estimate" Similar lowcautiousunderstatedunexaggeratedmoderatereasonable
   • 4. (of surgery or medical treatment) intended to control rather than eliminate a condition, with existing tissue preserved as far as possible.

   noun

   • 1. a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values: "he was considered a conservative in his approach to Catholic teachings"
   • 2. a person favouring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas: "many conservatives remain opposed to mandates"
   • ▪ a supporter or member of the Conservative Party in the UK or a similar party elsewhere.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved’, from the verb conservare (see conserve). Current senses date from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conservativeness noun

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2. www.britannica.com › topic › conservatismConservatism | History, Intellectual Foundations, & Examples

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Conservatism is a political doctrine that values traditional institutions and practices over abstract and ideal ones. It originated in reaction to the French Revolution and has various forms and examples in different countries and times.

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › conservatismConservatism - Traditionalism, Hierarchy, Authority | Britannica

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Conservatism - Traditionalism, Hierarchy, Authority: A common way of distinguishing conservatism from both liberalism and radicalism is to say that conservatives reject the optimistic view that human beings can be morally improved through political and social change.

4. capx.co › what-is-conservatismWhat is Conservatism? - CapX

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   Jul 9, 2024 · What Conservatives want is to conserve not any particular status quo, but the process by which change happens. They want it to be spontaneous rather than imposed. Conservative Prime Ministers from Sir Robert Peel onwards have not sought to prevent change, but to ameliorate some of its consequences. Some changes have their losers.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Conservatism_in_the_United_StatesConservatism in the United States - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Conservative and Christian media organizations and American conservative figures are influential, and American conservatism is a large and mainstream ideology in the Republican Party and nation. As of 2021, 36 percent of Americans consider themselves conservative, according to polling by Gallup, Inc. [3] [4] [5]

6. www.britannica.com › topic › conservatismConservatism - Traditionalism, Hierarchy, Authority | Britannica

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Conservatism - Traditionalism, Hierarchy, Authority: Although conservatives sometimes claim philosophers as ancient as Aristotle and Cicero as their forebears, the first explicitly conservative political theorist is generally considered to be Edmund Burke.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Liberal_conservatismLiberal conservatism - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, [1] representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by liberalism.

8. theimaginativeconservative.org › 2024 › 07What Exactly Is Conservatism? - The Imaginative Conservative

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   5 days ago · If conservatism is true, it is true for all times, all places, and all persons. It might take on a Christian character here, or a Jewish character there, or a Stoic character way over there, but it remains universally tied to certain humane principles, whatever its local manifestations.