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1 English

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Adjective
1.1.2 Translations
1.1.3 Related Words
1.1.4 See Also

English

Noun

conservative (conservatives)

  1. A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
  2. (UK) A member of the Conservative party.
  3. (US) A fiscal conservative
  4. (US) A political conservative
  5. (US) A social conservative.
  6. (US) One who favors the Republican party, regardless of its conservatism in other senses.

Adjective

conservative, more conservative, most conservative

  1. Tending to resist change.
    The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
  2. Based on pessimistic assumptions.
    At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
  3. (US) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
  4. (US) Relating to the Republican party, regardless of its conservatism.
  5. (UK) Relating to the Conservative party.
  6. (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.

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