conservative

/kənˈsɜr·və·t̬ɪv/ adj (POLITICAL)

Definition

› politics & government tending to emphasize the importance of personal responsibility and traditional values and to oppose depending on government for social services: conservative Republicans conservative

/kənˈsɜr·və·t̬ɪv/ n [C] › The Congressional committee had an equal number of conservatives and liberals.

(Definition of conservative adj (POLITICAL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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conservationist n
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conservative adj POLITICAL
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