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Word entry · 12 letters

conservatism

Best crossword clue

"Traditional politics"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/Part of speech nounSorted aceimnorsstvStarts with CEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2O3N4S5E6R7V8A9T10I11S12M

Definitions

  1. 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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