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conservative

one who favors traditional views and values: She dresses in a conservative style.

Not to be confused with:

conservationist – an advocate of the protection of natural resources: The conservationist lobbied to save the trees.

conservator – one who is responsible for a person ruled incompetent: His son became his conservator.

con·ser·va·tive

(kən-sûr′və-tĭv)

adj.

1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.

2. Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit.

3. Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate.

a. Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.

b. Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.

5. Conservative Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political conservatism, especially in the United Kingdom or Canada.

6. Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.

7. Tending to conserve; preservative: the conservative use of natural resources.

1. One favoring traditional views and values.

2. A supporter of political conservatism.

3. Conservative A member or supporter of a Conservative political party.

con·ser′va·tive·ly adv.

con·ser′va·tive·ness n.

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conservative

(kənˈsɜːvətɪv)

adj

1. favouring the preservation of established customs, values, etc, and opposing innovation

2. of, characteristic of, or relating to conservatism

3. tending to be moderate or cautious: a conservative estimate.

4. conventional in style or type: a conservative suit.

5. (Medicine) med (of treatment) designed to alleviate symptoms. Compare radical ⁴

6. (General Physics) physics denoting a field of force, system, etc, in which the work done moving a body from one point to another is independent of the path taken between them: electrostatic fields of force are conservative.

7. a person who is reluctant to change or consider new ideas; conformist

8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter or advocate of conservatism

adj, n

(Cookery) a less common word for preservative

conˈservatively adv

conˈservativeness n

Conservative

(kənˈsɜːvətɪv)

(in Britain, Canada, and elsewhere) adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, supporting, or relating to a Conservative Party

2. (Judaism) of, relating to, or characterizing Conservative Judaism

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter or member of a Conservative Party

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con•serv•a•tive

(kənˈsɜr və tɪv)

adj.

1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.

2. cautiously moderate: a conservative estimate.

3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: a conservative suit.

4. (cap.) of or pertaining to a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.

5. of or pertaining to political conservatism.

6. (cap.) conforming to or characteristic of Conservative Judaism.

7. having the power or tendency to conserve; preservative.

8. a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.

9. a supporter of conservative political policies.

10. (cap.) a member of a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.

11. a preservative.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin]

con•serv′a•tive•ly, adv.

con•serv′a•tive•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	[画像:conservative - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas]conservative - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas conservativist adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward capitalist - a conservative advocate of capitalism conformist - someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) fuddy-duddy - a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance; "you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun" hardliner - a conservative who is uncompromising minimalist - a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics mossback - an extremely old-fashioned conservative neocon, neoconservative - a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative - an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism rightist, right-winger - a member of a right wing political party square toes, square - a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views diehard, traditionalist - one who adheres to traditional views liberal, liberalist, progressive - a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
2.	Conservative - a member of a Conservative Party fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
Adj.	1.	conservative - resistant to change orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
2.	conservative - having social or political views favoring conservatism right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
3.	conservative - avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" cautious moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
4.	conservative - unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek button-down, buttoned-down conventional - unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"
5.	[画像:conservative - conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class]conservative - conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" bourgeois, materialistic conservative adjective 1. traditional, guarded, quiet, conventional, moderate, cautious, sober, reactionary, die-hard, middle-of-the-road, hidebound People tend to be more adventurous when they're young and more conservative as they get older. *traditional* liberal, radical, progressive, innovative, imaginative noun 1. traditionalist, moderate, reactionary, die-hard, middle-of-the-roader, stick-in-the-mud (informal) The new judge is regarded as a conservative. *traditionalist* changer, radical, progressive, innovator Quotations "I do not know which makes a man more conservative - to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past" [John Maynard Keynes The End of Laissez-Faire] "A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way" [William Hazlitt The Round Table] "A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward" [Franklin D. Roosevelt] "The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution" [Hannah Arendt] "Conservative: a statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others" [Ambrose Bierce The Cynic's Word Book] Conservative adjective 1. Tory, Republican (U.S.), right-wing Even among Conservative voters, more than a third disapprove of the tax. noun 1. Tory, Republican (U.S.), right-winger Up to eighty Conservatives are expected to vote against the bill. Quotations "I've got money so I'm a Conservative" [Lord Thomson of Fleet] "I am driven into grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics" [Kingsley Amis] Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 conservative adjective 1. Strongly favoring retention of the existing order: orthodox, right, rightist, right-wing, Tory, traditionalist, traditionalistic. 2. Kept within sensible limits: discreet, moderate, reasonable, restrained, temperate. 3. Clinging to obsolete ideas: backward, reactionary, unprogressive. 4. Able to preserve: preservative, protective. noun One who strongly favors retention of the existing order: orthodox, rightist, right-winger, Tory, traditionalist. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Translations مُحَافِظ مُحافِظ، تَقليديمُحافِظ، مُقاوِم لِلتَّغيير konzervativní konservativ konservativ συντηρητικός conservador konservatiivinenrepublikaaninenvanhoillinenvarovainenkonservatiivi conservateur droitier konzervativan konzervatív íhaldsamuríhaldsmaîur conservatore preventivo prudenziale conservativo 保守的な 보수적인 conservatief konservativ konserverende bevarende konserwatywny conservador консервативный осторожный konzervatívny konservativeckonservativennazadnjaški konservativ ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม tutucu muhafazakâr bảo thủ 保守的守旧的 Conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv] (Brit) A. ADJ (Pol) → conservador Conservative Party → Partido m Conservador B. N (Pol) → conservador(a) m/f to vote Conservative → votar a favor del partido Conservador conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv] ADJ 1. (= conventional) [person, suit, colour, ideas] → conservador 2. (= cautious) [attitude, approach, guess] → prudente, cauteloso a conservative estimate → un cálculo prudente or cauteloso Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 Conservative conservative [kənˈsɜː^rvətɪv] (British) (POLITICS) adj → conservateur Conservative Party n → conservateur/trice m/f conservative [kənˈsɜː^rvətɪv] adj (in approach, behaviour) → conservateur/trice (= conventional) [clothes] → classique [estimate] → prudent(e) at a conservative estimate → au bas mot, au moins Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 conservative adj person, style → konservativ ; (= cautious, moderate) → vorsichtig ; at a conservative estimate → bei vorsichtiger Schätzung ; I want something conservative (when buying clothes) → ich möchte etwas Gediegenes or Unauffälliges (Pol) → konservativ ; the Conservative Party (Brit) → die Konservative Partei n (Pol: also Conservative) → Konservative(r) mf; I’m a conservative in such matters → in solchen Dingen bin ich konservativ Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007 Conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv] adj & n (Brit) (Pol) → conservatore/trice conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv] 1. adj (Pol) (person, style) → conservatore/trice; (estimate, guess) → prudente 2. n → conservatore/trice Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995 conserve (kənˈsəːv) verb to keep from changing, being damaged or lost. We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved. bewaar, behou in stand hou; opgaar; inlê; konserveer يُحافِظ عَلى запазвам conservar uchovat, zachovat, udržovat erhalten bevare διατηρώ, συντηρώ conservar, preservar, proteger kaitsma, säilitama حفظ کردن؛ نگهداری کردن säilyttää préserver לְשָמֵר संरक्षित रखना očuvati, konzervirati megőriz melestarikan varðveita preservare, conservare 保存する 보존하다 (iš)saugoti, išlaikyti saglabāt; konservēt mengekalkan in stand houden bevare, ta vare på chronić ساتل conservar a păstra; a conserva сохранять zachovať ohraniti očuvati bevara, spara på ทําให้คงไว้ korumak 保存 зберігати; консервувати تحفظ كرنا، بچانا bảo tồn 保存 noun something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc. konserf; ingelegde vrugte مُرَبَّيات، أثمار مَطْبوخَة بِالسُّكَّر конфитьор compota/conserva zavařenina das Eingemachte henkogt frugt; syltetøj κτ. που διατηρείται σε κτ. άλλο (π.χ. μαρμελάδα) conserva, confitura säilis ...حفظ شده از طریق کمپوت کردن؛ مربا کردن و säilyke conserve שִׁמוּרִים मुरब्बा konzerva konzerv makanan yang diawetkan mis. buah-buahan niðursoðnir ávextir conserva 砂糖づけ 절임, 당제 konservuoti (augļu) konservi awet confiture syltetøy, hermetisert frukt zaprawa په ډبلى كې ساتنه (لكه دمېوو او سابو compota aliment conservat консервированные фрукты zaváranina vkuhano sadje ali zelenjava konzerva konservera ผลไม้กวนหรือดอง reçel/meyve konservesi 蜜餞 консервовані зацукровані фрукти; варення مرب‍ہ mứt 蜜饯 ˌconserˈvation (kon-) noun the act of conserving especially wildlife, the countryside, old buildings etc. bewaring, behoud; instandhouding; preservasie; preservering مُحافَظَه عَلى، حِفْظ съхраняване conservação zachování, ochrana die Erhaltung bevaring διατήρηση, συντήρηση conservación (loodus)kaitse حفظ؛ حراست suojelu défense de l'environnement שִׁמוּר הַסבִיבָה संरक्षण očuvanje, konzervacija fenntartás; természetvédelem pelestarian varðveisla; náttúruvernd preservazione, tutela (環境) 保護 보존 apsauga, išlaikymas, konservacija saglabāšana; aizsargāšana; konservēšana pemuliharaan milieubescherming natur-/miljøvern ochrona ساتنه خوندى كول: رسمى پالنه، څارنه او پاملرنه conservação protejarea mediului сохранение; охрана окружающеи среды ochrana zaščita (okolja) očuvanje bevarande, skydd[ande], vård[ande] การอนุรักษ์ koruma 保育 зберігання تحفظ، بچاؤ sự bảo tồn 保护 ˌconserˈvationist (kon-) noun a person who is interested in conservation. bewaringsgesinde, instandhoue; bewaarder; المُحافِظ природозащитник conservacionista ochránce přírody/životního prostředí der Konservator naturværner; miljøværner περιβαλλοντολόγος ecologista looduskaitsja طرفدار حفاظت محیط زیست luonnonsuojelija partisan/-ane de la défense de l'environnement שוֹמֵר אֵיכוּת הַסבִיבָה संरक्षक zagovornik očuvanja természetvédő aktivis pelestarian lingkungan náttúruverndarmaður ecologista, ambientalista 環境保護主義者 자연보호론자 gamtosaugininkas, (ko nors) išlaikymo šalininkas dabas aizsardzības piekritējs penyokong pemuliharaan milieubeschermer natur-/miljøverner zwolennik ochrony ساتنه خوندى كول: رسمى پالنه، څارنه او پاملرنه ecologista adept al ideii de protejare a mediului сторонник сохранения окружающей среды ochranca životného prostredia privrženec zaščite okolja očuvalac naturvårdare, miljövårdare นักอนุรักษ์ธรรมชาติ çevre korumacı 自然保育者 спеціаліст по зберіганню навколишнього середовища متحفظ nhà bảo vệ môi trường 自然资源保护论者 conˈservatism (-vətizəm) noun dislike of change. konserwatisme, behoudendheid مُحافَظَه، مُقاوَمَة التَّغْيير консерватизъм conservadorismo konzervatismus der Konservativismus konservatisme συντηρητισμός conservadurismo konservatism محافظه کاری konservatismi conservatisme שָמרָנוּת रुढ़िवाद konzervatizam konzervativizmus kekolotan íhaldssemi conservatorismo 保守主義 보수주의자 konservatizmas konservatīvisms konservatism conservatisme konservatisme konserwatyzm محافظه كارى، دلرغوى دود اودستور ساتنه، دتحول سره مخالفت conservadorismo conservatism консерватизм konzervativizmus konservativnost konzervativnost konservatism ลัทธิอนุรักษ์นิยม tutuculuk 保守主義 консерватизм تحفظ كيطرف ميلان chủ nghĩa bảo thủ 保守主义 conˈservative (-tiv) adjective 1. disliking change. Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions. behoudend, konserwatief مُحافِظ، تَقليدي традиционен conservador konzervativní konservativ konservativ συντηρητικός, που δεν του αρέσουν οι αλλαγές conservador alalhoidlik محتاط؛ سنتی konservatiivinen conservateur/-trice שמרן रुढ़िवादी koji čuva, uzdržava, oprezan konzervatív kolot íhaldsamur conservatorio 保守的な 보수적인 konservatyvus konservatīvs; piesardzīgs kolot conservatief konservativ, konserverende, bevarende konserwatywny محافظه كار، دنور تحولاتو سره مخالف conservador conservator консервативный konzervatívny konservativen, nazadnjaški konzervativan konservativ ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม tutucu 守舊的 консервативний اعتدال پسند، قدامت پسند bảo thủ 守旧的 2. in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands. behoudend, konserwatief, behoudensgesind مُحافِظ، مُقاوِم لِلتَّغيير пол. консервативен conservador konzervativní konservativ konservativ συντηρητικός conservador konservatiivne محافظه کار porvari- conservateur שֶׁל הַמִפלָגָה הַשַמרָנִית रुढ़िवाद konzervativan konzervatív (párti) konservatif íhaldsmaður conservatore 保守党の 보수주의적인 konservatyvus, konservatorių konservatīvs konservatif conservatief konservativ konserwatywny محافظه کار conservador conservator консервативный konzervatívny konservativen konzervativan konservativ (พรรคการเมือง) ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม muhafazakâr 保守的 консервативний; реакційний انقلاب كا مخالف bảo thủ 保守的 Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd. conservative → مُحَافِظ konzervativní konservativ konservativ συντηρητικός conservador konservatiivinen conservateur konzervativan conservatore 保守的な 보수적인 conservatief konservativ konserwatywny conservador консервативный konservativ ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม tutucu bảo thủ 保守的 Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009 con·ser·va·tive a. conservador-a; preservativo-a. 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