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CONSERVATISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

Synonyms:

conservatism; conservativism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("conservatism" is a kind of...):

ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conservatism"):

neoconservatism (an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s))

reaction (extreme conservatism in political or social matters)

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