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How to pronounce conservative in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bourgeois, materialistic
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Synonyms conservativist
Type of grownup, adult
Has types extreme right-winger, fuddy-duddy, hardliner, minimalist, mossback, neocon, neoconservative, rightist, capitalist, conformist, diehard, reactionary, right-winger, square, square toes, traditionalist, ultraconservative
Derivation conservativism
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Synonyms button-down, buttoned-down
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Synonyms cautious


a conservative estimate.
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Type of fellow member, member
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Examples of conservative

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In 2006, he was calling for Republicans to get back to their conservative roots.
From the dailyherald.com
It's ironic in that Reagan himself at times strayed from conservative orthodoxy.
From the sacbee.com
The reason is partly that the Davos crowd is conservative, as well as practical.
From the online.wsj.com
Yet another conservative tradition has supported restraint in military spending.
From the cnn.com
Others were a bit more conservative in their appreciation of Ramirez's comments.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The conservative Civitas Action has $265,000 to spend on General Assembly races.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Ben Joiner was among thousands at a conservative Christian rally at the Capitol.
From the sacbee.com
With that, it is only fair to say something nice about our conservative friends.
From the post-gazette.com
Mitt Romney at the top and the pizza man there to deliver the conservative vote.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
  • Resistant to change
  • A member of a Conservative Party
  • Having social or political views favoring conservatism
  • Cautious: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
  • Button-down: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
  • Conservatism (conservare, "to preserve") is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports minimal and gradual change in society. ...
  • Conservatism in the United States is a concept which has evolved over the history of the country, encompassing somewhat different political stances in various eras. ...
  • (Conservativeness) The ISO 14064-2 principle of using conservative assumptions, values and procedures to ensure that greenhouse gas emission reductions are not overestimated.