Meaning of CONSERVATISM
| Pronunciation: | | kun'survu`tizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] a political orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes |
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| | Synonyms: | | conservativism |
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| | See Also: | | ideology, political orientation, political theory, reaction | |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*serv"a*tism\, n. [For conservatism.]
The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established;
opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a
conservative.
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| | Related Terms: | | abnegation, abstinence, backwardness, calm, calmness, conservativeness, constraint, continence, control, cool, dispassion, evenness, fogyism, gentleness, golden mean, happy medium, impartiality, judiciousness, juste-milieu, laissez-faireism, lenity, meden agan, middle way, mildness, moderateness, moderation, moderationism, neutrality, nonviolence, nothing in excess, old school tie, old-fashionedness, pacifism, political conservatism, prudence, repose, resistance to change, restraint, rightism, self-abnegation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, serenity, sobriety, stability, standpattism, steadiness, temperance, temperateness, tranquillity, ultraconservatism, unexcessiveness, unextravagance, unextremeness, unprogressiveness, via media |
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