conservatism
nounUK /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/ · CA, US /kənˈsɝvətɪzəm/
Etymology Either irregularly from conservative + -ism or from conservate + -ism; ultimately from Latin cōnservāre (“to conserve; to keep, guard, observe”).
1
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
- 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.2009, Jack P. Greene, Exclusionary Empire: English Liberty Overseas, 1600-1900, page 240:
2
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
- Synonyms
- conservativism
- Derived terms
- archconservatism, bioconservatism, compassionate conservatism, fiscal conservatism, hyperconservatism, liberal conservatism, national conservatism, neoconservatism, one-nation conservatism, overconservatism, paleoconservatism, social conservatism, theoconservatism, ultraconservatism
- Related terms
- conservation, conservationist, conservative, conservativeness, conservator, conservatory, conserve