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conservatism

noun
/kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/UK/kənˈsɝvətɪzəm/CA/kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/

Etymology

Either irregularly from conservative + -ism or from conservate + -ism; ultimately from Latin cōnservāre (“to conserve; to keep, guard, observe”).

  1. derived from cōnservāre

Definitions

  1. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

    • Oddly, with the liberals and radicals in power in NSW, the conservatives realized that a nominated upper house was no longer a bastion of conservatism and some began to call for an elected legislative council.

  2. A risk-averse attitude or approach.

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Derived

archconservatism, bioconservatism, compassionate conservatism, fiscal conservatism, hyperconservatism, liberal conservatism, national conservatism, neoconservatism, one-nation conservatism, overconservatism, paleoconservatism, social conservatism, theoconservatism, ultraconservatism

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for conservatism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA