Definitions
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
Word origin
Either irregularly from conservative + -ism or from conservate + -ism; ultimately from Latin cōnservāre (“to conserve; to keep, guard, observe”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Traditional politics”12 letters
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