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/kənˈsərvətiv/,
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conservatives, plural;
  1. A person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics

  2. A supporter or member of the Conservative Party of Great Britain or a similar party in another country

  1. (conservative) resistant to change
  2. (conservative) having social or political views favoring conservatism
  3. (conservative) button-down: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
  4. (conservative) bourgeois: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"
  5. Conservatism (conservare, "to preserve") is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports minimal and gradual change in society. ...
  6. (Conservative (U.S.)) Conservatism in the United States is a concept which has evolved over the history of the country, encompassing somewhat different political stances in various eras. ...
  7. (conservative) adjective: a. tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions b. traditional values or views
  8. (Conservative) Resistance to change. A behavioural response to uncertainty involving harm, costs and benefits where the expected rate of harm or costs is given a greater weight than the expected rate of benefits. ...
  9. (Conservative) A person or political party who wishes to keep things the way they are, supports traditional values and opposes government interference; known as ‘right’, ‘right wing’ or ‘right of centre’ in politics (See also Right-wing and Neo- conservative)
  10. (Conservative) One of the major movements of Judaism, accepting the binding nature of Jewish law but believing that the law can change. See Movements of Judaism in the United States Today.
  11. (Conservative) Within Christianity, this is one wing of the religion, composed of Fundamentalists, other Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Charismatics, and members of most independent churches. The term contrasts with mainline and liberal Christians.
  12. (Conservative) Style of investing by a fund manager that wishes to achieve stable returns over a short to medium horizon.
  13. (Conservative) This is the opposite to aggressive. A conservative investor is more focused on keeping risk to a minimal and will generally be aiming for lower returns.
  14. (Conservative) a person favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
  15. (conservative) An investment approach that accepts lower rewards in return for potentially lower risks.
  16. (conservative) n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change
  17. A conservative strategy focuses primarily on capital preservation rather than capital appreciation.
  18. (Conservative) moderate or cautious.
  19. (CONSERVATIVE) One who endeavors to maintain or preserve that which has been; in theology, one who emphasizes holding to the authority of the Bible's teachings. Opposite to Liberals.
  20. (Conservative) (1) a statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. (2) one who is in office. (3) one who can't see the difference between radicalism and an idea. (4) one who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run. ...
  21. (Conservative) 1 - Preservative; having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss or injury; 2 - One opposed to hasty changes in political, religious, or civil institutions of the country.
  22. (Conservative) A Republican. Known for distrusting the government, holding on to traditions, and resisting change in what’s already been established.
  23. (Conservative) A heartless, ruthless villain who seeks to impose a system of capitalistic imperialism and social injustice by stripping government of its Marx-given power to guarantee equal outcomes and utopia for all.
  24. (Conservative) A supporter of lower taxes and lower government spending, except in the case of legislative reimbursements.
  25. (Conservative) Any person or political party that favors the preservation of a nations Status Quo or return to a previous Status Quo, to be contrasted with liberals who favor change and "progress". ...