con‧ser‧va‧tis‧m /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]

1. dislike of change and new ideas:
people’s innate conservatism in matters of language

2. (also Conservatism) the political belief that society should change as little as possible

3. Conservatism the political beliefs of the British Conservative Party

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conservatism
noun
ADJ. diehard, entrenched | moderate, relative | inherent, innate, natural the innate conservatism of British businessmen
economic, fiscal, ideological, political, religious, social
PREP. ~ in people's conservatism in musical taste

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