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conservative

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1. conservative - Noun

2. conservative - Adjective

3. conservative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.

Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as the Conservative party in England; -- contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical.

One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver.

One who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; -- opposed to revolutionary or radical.

A member of the Conservative party.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business Source: Internet

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A Biden victory is contingent on turnout in the Milwaukee area, as Wisconsin is one of more white and conservative Rust Belt states. Source: Internet

About two-thirds of Republican or Republican-leaning registered voters call themselves conservative, according to Pew. Source: Internet

According to a very conservative friend of mine back during Katrina, if those people didn't want to deal with hurricanes, they shouldn't live there. Source: Internet

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