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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Based on pessimistic assumptions.
  • British|politics Relating to the Conservative party.
  • physics notcomp Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
  • US|economics|politics|social sciences Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
  • US|politics Relating to the Republican party, regardless of its conservatism.
  • Tending to resist change.

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Noun:

  • A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
  • US|economics A fiscal conservative
  • US|politics A political conservative
  • US|social sciences A social conservative.

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Proper noun:

  • politics A member of the Conservative party.
  • politics A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
  • Conservative Party
  • politics A member of a political party incorporating the word "Conservative" in its name.

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