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Conservatism

Noun CEFR C1
kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm

Definitions

  1. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A risk-averse attitude or approach.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“Oddly, with the liberals and radicals in power in NSW, the conservatives realized that a nominated upper house was no longer a bastion of conservatism and some began to call⟳ for an elected legislative council.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

conservatist conservative conservative correctness conservative extension conservative force Conservative Judaism

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