Definition of conservative Conservative

/kʌnsɚˈvʌtɪv/ - [kunservutiv] - Con•serv•a•tive

We found 25 definitions of conservative from 6 different sources.

What does conservative mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: conservatives
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		nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive, fusty old-fashioned and out of date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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Wiktionary

conservative (Noun)
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
conservative (Noun)
A fiscal conservative .
conservative (Noun)
A political conservative .
conservative (Noun)
A social conservative .
conservative (Adjective)
Tending to resist change.
conservative (Adjective)
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
conservative (Adjective)
Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
conservative (Adjective)
Relating to the Republican Party , regardless of its conservatism.
conservative (Adjective)
Relating to the Conservative Party .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

conservative (a.)
Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
conservative (a.)
Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.
conservative (a.)
Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as the Conservative party in England; -- contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical.
conservative (n.)
One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver.
conservative (n.)
One who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; -- opposed to revolutionary or radical.
conservative (n.)
A member of the Conservative party.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

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

Wikipedia

Conservative is a word that means "does not like change". In politics, it can mean any political party or philosophy that is against big changes to the way society has always been. It also means wanting to save (or "conserve") resources (such as money, etc.) wherever possible, rather than spend them. These parties are usually set against "liberal" parties, which have the opposite philosophy. In the United States the Republican Party is considered the conservative party.