Definisjon av conservative

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Noun

conservative - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
conservativist
liberalist, liberal, progressive a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
grownup, adult any mature animal
capitalist a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
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 practitioner or advocate of artistic minimalism
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
right-winger, rightist a member of a right wing political party
square toes, square a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"
Conservative - a member of a Conservative Party

Adjective

conservative - resistant to change
liberal tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
orthodox adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"
right correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
political orientation, political theory, ideology an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
blimpish pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic
buttoned-up conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking for buttoned-up types"
nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive, fusty old-fashioned and out of date
hidebound, traditionalist stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
conservative - having social or political views favoring conservatism
conservative - conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"
bourgeois, materialistic
middle-class occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
conservative - avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
cautious
conservative - unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
button-down, buttoned-down
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Substantiv

conservative - A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
conservative - A fiscal conservative.
conservative - A political conservative.
conservative - A social conservative.

Adjektiv

conservative - Tending to resist change.
conservative - Based on pessimistic assumptions.
conservative - Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
conservative - Relating to the Republican Party, regardless of its conservatism.
conservative - Relating to the Conservative Party.

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  • conservative
    A person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: conservative
  • Komparativ: more conservative
  • Superlativ: most conservative

Substantiv

  • Entall: conservative
  • Flertall: conservatives

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