conservatism

[US]/kən'sɜːvə,tɪzəm/
[UK]/kən'sɝvətɪzəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. conservatism, a political philosophy that emphasizes tradition and resistance to change.

Example Sentences

conservatism in matters of language

people’s conservatism in musical taste

the innate conservatism of British businessmen

To some extent, it has something of conservatism complying with reality, and rejects idealism and transcendentalism.

once the proud voice of middle-class conservatism, the paper had fallen on hard times.

The attitude we call conservatism is sustained by a body of sentiments, rather than by a system of ideological dogmata.

Its first stage was military adventurism, in the second it turned into military conservatism and, finally, in the third stage it became flightism.

Our finding shows that analyst underreaction to new information may be compounded by the conservatism resulted from previous disappointments.

Real-world Examples

Last year saw a surge in social conservatism.

Source: The Economist - International

Izmir is a staunchly secular city whose voters fear the growing conservatism of the current government.

Source: VOA Standard June 2015 Collection

(The original is on display at a museum.) ) Inevitably some modernists decry the project's conservatism.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

There was concerns about his social conservatism. He's against abortion rights and just not popular amongst Canadians.

Source: NPR News October 2019 Collection

They say there's also a march against a current wave of evangelical conservatism.

Source: BBC Listening September 2017 Collection

Bright Blue campaigns for “progressive conservatism” and pushes causes such as environmentalism and international development.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died.

Source: AP Listening Compilation February 2021

Rather than intervene in doctrine, it is better to deal with social conservatism through argument and persuasion.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And to be clear, their ideology was not traditional conservatism.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2019 Collection

This week in our series, Kay Gallant and Harry Monroe continue the story of American conservatism during the nineteen twenties.

Source: VOA Special February 2020 Collection

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