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con·serva·tism (kən sʉr′və tiz′əm)

noun

the principles and practices of a conservative person or party; tendency to oppose change in institutions and methods

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conservatism

n.

opposition to change, traditionalism, orthodoxy, moderation, inaction, preservation, conservativeness, unprogressiveness, ultraconservatism, reactionaryism, rightism, Toryism, Bourbonism, standpattism*; see also reaction 2, stability 1.


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conservatism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • show: Perhaps the outstanding work to show this inspired conservatism is his Piano Quintet in D major of 1959, Opus 23.

Preposition: at

  • level: However, there is immense conservatism at an administrative level.

Adjective modifier

  • compassionate: We need to expose the sham of the new Tory ' compassionate conservatism ' .

Modifies a noun

  • today: I believe giving new pride and purpose to our great cities is going to be an important part of the renewal of Conservatism today.

Noun used with modifier

  • nation: One Nation Conservatism has nothing in common with the socialism of the Labor Party, Old or New.

Preposition: in

  • design: New housing has to be in keeping with its surroundings, but this has unfortunately led to conservatism in architectural designs.

Preposition: of

  • employer: One interviewee mentioned the conservatism of science employers and thought that this might adversely affect disabled students ' employment prospects.
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conservatism quotes

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things aloneyouleavethemastheyare.But youdonot.If you leaveathing alone you leave ittoa torrent ofchange.

-Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith)

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

-Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

It seems to me a barren thing this Conservatismöan unhappy cross-breed, the mule of politics that engenders nothing.

-Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

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