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conservative
one who favors traditional views and values: She dresses in a conservative style.
Not to be confused with:
conservationist – an advocate of the protection of natural resources: The conservationist lobbied to save the trees.
conservator – one who is responsible for a person ruled incompetent: His son became his conservator.
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con·ser·va·tive
(kən-sûr′və-tĭv)adj.
1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
2. Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit.
3. Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate.
4.
a. Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.
b. Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.
5. Conservative Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political conservatism, especially in the United Kingdom or Canada.
6. Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.
7. Tending to conserve; preservative: the conservative use of natural resources.
n.
1. One favoring traditional views and values.
2. A supporter of political conservatism.
3. Conservative A member or supporter of a Conservative political party.
con·ser′va·tive·ly adv.
con·ser′va·tive·ness n.
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conservative
(kənˈsɜːvətɪv)adj
1. favouring the preservation of established customs, values, etc, and opposing innovation
2. of, characteristic of, or relating to conservatism
3. tending to be moderate or cautious: a conservative estimate.
4. conventional in style or type: a conservative suit.
5. (Medicine) med (of treatment) designed to alleviate symptoms. Compare radical4
6. (General Physics) physics denoting a field of force, system, etc, in which the work done moving a body from one point to another is independent of the path taken between them: electrostatic fields of force are conservative.
n
7. a person who is reluctant to change or consider new ideas; conformist
8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter or advocate of conservatism
adj, n
(Cookery) a less common word for preservative
conˈservatively adv
conˈservativeness n
Conservative
(kənˈsɜːvətɪv)(in Britain, Canada, and elsewhere) adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, supporting, or relating to a Conservative Party
2. (Judaism) of, relating to, or characterizing Conservative Judaism
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter or member of a Conservative Party
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con•serv•a•tive
(kənˈsɜr və tɪv)adj.
1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
2. cautiously moderate: a conservative estimate.
3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: a conservative suit.
4. (cap.) of or pertaining to a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.
5. of or pertaining to political conservatism.
6. (cap.) conforming to or characteristic of Conservative Judaism.
7. having the power or tendency to conserve; preservative.
n. 8. a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
9. a supporter of conservative political policies.
10. (cap.) a member of a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.
11. a preservative.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin]
con•serv′a•tive•ly, adv.
con•serv′a•tive•ness, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  conservative - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideascapitalist - a conservative advocate of capitalism conformist - someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) fuddy-duddy - a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance; "you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun" hardliner - a conservative who is uncompromising minimalist - a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics mossback - an extremely old-fashioned conservative neocon, neoconservative - a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative - an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism rightist, right-winger - a member of a right wing political party square toes, square - a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views diehard, traditionalist - one who adheres to traditional views liberal, liberalist, progressive - a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
| 2. | Conservative - a member of a Conservative Party fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family" | |
| Adj. | 1. | conservative - resistant to change orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition |
| 2. | conservative - having social or political views favoring conservatism right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right | |
| 3. | conservative - avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" | |
| 4. | conservative - unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek conventional - unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes" | |
| 5. |  conservative - conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"middle-class - occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy |
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conservative
adjective
1. traditional, guarded, quiet, conventional, moderate, cautious, sober, reactionary, die-hard, middle-of-the-road, hidebound People tend to be more adventurous when they're young and more conservative as they get older.
traditional liberal, radical, progressive, innovative, imaginative
traditional liberal, radical, progressive, innovative, imaginative
noun
1. traditionalist, moderate, reactionary, die-hard, middle-of-the-roader, stick-in-the-mud (informal) The new judge is regarded as a conservative.
traditionalist changer, radical, progressive, innovator
traditionalist changer, radical, progressive, innovator
Quotations
"I do not know which makes a man more conservative - to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past" [John Maynard Keynes The End of Laissez-Faire]
"A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way" [William Hazlitt The Round Table]
"A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward" [Franklin D. Roosevelt]
"The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution" [Hannah Arendt]
"Conservative: a statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others" [Ambrose Bierce The Cynic's Word Book]
"I do not know which makes a man more conservative - to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past" [John Maynard Keynes The End of Laissez-Faire]
"A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way" [William Hazlitt The Round Table]
"A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward" [Franklin D. Roosevelt]
"The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution" [Hannah Arendt]
"Conservative: a statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others" [Ambrose Bierce The Cynic's Word Book]
Conservative
adjective
1. Tory, Republican (U.S.), right-wing Even among Conservative voters, more than a third disapprove of the tax.
noun
1. Tory, Republican (U.S.), right-winger Up to eighty Conservatives are expected to vote against the bill.
Quotations
"I've got money so I'm a Conservative" [Lord Thomson of Fleet]
"I am driven into grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics" [Kingsley Amis]
"I've got money so I'm a Conservative" [Lord Thomson of Fleet]
"I am driven into grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics" [Kingsley Amis]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
conservative
adjective1. Strongly favoring retention of the existing order:
2. Kept within sensible limits:
3. Clinging to obsolete ideas:
4. Able to preserve:
One who strongly favors retention of the existing order:
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Translations
مُحَافِظمُحافِظ، تَقليديمُحافِظ، مُقاوِم لِلتَّغيير
konzervativní
konservativ
konservatiivinenrepublikaaninenvanhoillinenvarovainenkonservatiivi
konzervativan
konzervatív
íhaldsamuríhaldsmaîur
保守的な
보수적인
konzervatívny
konservativeckonservativennazadnjaški
konservativ
ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม
tutucumuhafazakâr
bảo thủ
Conservative
[kənˈsɜːvətɪv] (Brit)conservative
[kənˈsɜːvətɪv] ADJ1. (= conventional) [person, suit, colour, ideas] → conservador
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Conservative
conservative [kənˈsɜːrvətɪv] (British) (POLITICS) adj → conservateur Conservative Party
n → conservateur/trice m/f
conservative
[kənˈsɜːrvətɪv] adj (in approach, behaviour) → conservateur/trice
(= conventional) [clothes] → classique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
conservative
adj
person, style → konservativ; (= cautious, moderate) → vorsichtig; at a conservative estimate → bei vorsichtiger Schätzung; I want something conservative (when buying clothes) → ich möchte etwas Gediegenes or Unauffälliges
n (Pol: also Conservative) → Konservative(r) mf; I’m a conservative in such matters → in solchen Dingen bin ich konservativ
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Conservative
[kənˈsɜːvətɪv] adj & n (Brit) (Pol) → conservatore/triceconservative
[kənˈsɜːvətɪv]1. adj (Pol) (person, style) → conservatore/trice; (estimate, guess) → prudente
2. n → conservatore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
conserve
(kənˈsəːv) verb to keep from changing, being damaged or lost. We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.
noun something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.
ˌconserˈvation (kon-) noun the act of conserving especially wildlife, the countryside, old buildings etc.
ˌconserˈvationist (kon-) noun a person who is interested in conservation.
conˈservatism (-vətizəm) noun dislike of change.
conˈservative (-tiv) adjective1. disliking change. Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.
2. in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.
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conservative
→ مُحَافِظ konzervativní konservativ konservativ συντηρητικός conservador konservatiivinen conservateur konzervativan conservatore 保守的な 보수적인 conservatief konservativ konserwatywny conservador консервативный konservativ ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม tutucu bảo thủ 保守的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
con·ser·va·tive
a. conservador-a; preservativo-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
conservative
adj (measures, etc.) conservadorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.