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conservative
[kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv]
adjective
disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
cautiously moderate or purposefully low.
a conservative estimate.
traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness.
conservative suit.
(often initial capital letter)of or relating to the Conservative party.
(initial capital letter)of, relating to, or characteristic of Conservative Jews or Conservative Judaism.
having the power or tendency to conserve or preserve.
Mathematics.(of a vector or vector function) having curl equal to zero; irrotational; lamellar.
noun
a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
a supporter of conservative political policies.
(initial capital letter)a member of a conservative political party, especially the Conservative party in Great Britain.
a preservative.
conservative
1/ əˈɜːəɪ /
adjective
favouring the preservation of established customs, values, etc, and opposing innovation
of, characteristic of, or relating to conservatism
tending to be moderate or cautious
a conservative estimate
conventional in style or type
a conservative suit
med (of treatment) designed to alleviate symptoms Compare radical
physics a field of force, system, etc, in which the work done moving a body from one point to another is independent of the path taken between them
electrostatic fields of force are conservative
noun
a person who is reluctant to change or consider new ideas; conformist
a supporter or advocate of conservatism
adjective
a less common word for preservative
Conservative
2/ əˈɜːəɪ /
adjective
of, supporting, or relating to a Conservative Party
of, relating to, or characterizing Conservative Judaism
noun
a supporter or member of a Conservative Party
conservative
A descriptive term for persons, policies, and beliefs associated with conservatism.
Other 51Թ Forms
- conservatively adverb
- conservativeness noun
- anticonservative adjective
- anticonservatively adverb
- anticonservativeness noun
- half-conservative adjective
- half-conservatively adverb
- hyperconservative adjective
- hyperconservatively adverb
- hyperconservativeness noun
- nonconservative adjective
- overconservative adjective
- overconservatively adverb
- overconservativeness noun
- pseudoconservative adjective
- pseudoconservatively adverb
- quasi-conservative adjective
- quasi-conservatively adverb
- semiconservative adjective
- semiconservatively adverb
- superconservative adjective
- superconservatively adverb
- superconservativeness noun
- unconservative adjective
- unconservatively adverb
- unconservativeness noun
- Dzˈپ adverb
- DzˈپԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conservative1
Example Sentences
For as long as most of us can remember, "states' rights" was the bedrock of American conservative ideology.
But, in the era of social media, the Sheinbaum-as-agitator narrative has gained traction among some U.S. conservative commentators.
The GOP is even more unwavering than their nominal opposition in their support of Israel, so the conservative media giant could be expected to offer glad-handing and softball questions.
Percolating in the background, however, has been a resistance to AI technology, rooted in the conservative movement’s skepticism of Big Tech.
The manhandling of California Sen. Alex Padilla and his subsequent depiction by conservatives as a modern-day Pancho Villa isn’t surprising one bit.
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