conservative
see also: Conservative
Pronunciation Noun
Conservative
Noun
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see also: Conservative
Pronunciation Noun
conservative (plural conservatives)
- A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
- (politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
- (politics) A political conservative.
- (US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
- (US, social sciences) A social conservative.
- Synonyms: traditionalist, right-winger, reactionary
- hypo en
- Coordinate terms: moderate#English|moderate, liberal#English|liberal, progressive#English|progressive, libertarian#English|libertarian, centrist#English|centrist
- German: Konservativer
- Portuguese: conservador
- Russian: консерва́тор
- French: conservateur
- German: Konservativer, Konvervative
- Portuguese: conservador
- Russian: консерва́тор
- Russian: консерва́тор
- French: conservateur, conservatrice
- Italian: conservatore, conservatrice
- Portuguese: conservador
- Russian: консерва́тор
- Spanish: conservador
- Russian: консерва́тор
- French: conservateur
- Russian: консерва́тор
conservative
- Cautious.
- Tending to resist change or innovation.
- The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
- Based on pessimistic assumptions.
- At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
- (US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
- (British, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
- 1830, Quarterly Rev.
- We have always been conscientiously attached to what is called the Tory, and which might with more propriety be called the Conservative, party.
- 1830, Quarterly Rev.
- (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
- Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
- (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
- (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
- (medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
- 2000, G. Puddu et al., "Achilles Tendon Injuries" in The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, ISBN 0632037857, page 200:
- Operative treatment should be reserved for those patients in whom conservative treatment has failed and who are motivated with regard to sports.
- 2000, G. Puddu et al., "Achilles Tendon Injuries" in The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, ISBN 0632037857, page 200:
- French: conservateur
- German: konservativ
- Italian: conservatore, conservatrice
- Portuguese: conservador
- Russian: консервати́вный
- French: prudent
- Italian: prudente
- Portuguese: conservador, prudente
- Russian: уме́ренный
- Spanish: conservador
- French: conservateur
- German: konservativ
- Portuguese: conservador
- Russian: консервати́вный
- Spanish: conservador
- Portuguese: republicano
- Russian: республика́нский
- Russian: консервати́вный
Conservative
Noun
conservative (plural conservatives)
- (politics) A member of a political party incorporating the word "Conservative" in its name.
- (British, politics) A member of the Conservative party.
- (Canada, politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
- (Judaism) pertaining to Conservative Judaism
- (member of the UK Conservative Party) Tory
- (ember or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada) Blue
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