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• Conservative — Con*serv a*tive, a. [Cf. F. conservatif.] 1. Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Conservative — Con*serv a*tive, n. 1. One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver. [1913 Webster] The Holy Spirit is the great conservative of the new life. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. One who… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• conservative — index frugal, guarded, illiberal, orthodox, protective, uncompromising Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Conservative — The Conservative – Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement (also called The Coalition: Our Programme For Government) was a policy document drawn up following the 2010 general election in the United Kingdom. It formed the terms of reference governing …   Wikipedia

• conservative — conservatively, adv. conservativeness, n. /keuhn serr veuh tiv/, adj. 1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change. 2. cautiously moderate or purposefully low: a conservative …   Universalium

• conservative — 1. noun a) A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status. b) A fiscal conservative 2. adjective a) Tending to resist change …   Wiktionary

• conservative — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. preservative 2. a. of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism b. capitalized of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism: as (1) of or constituting a party of the United… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Conservative — noun a) Conservative Party b) A member of a political party incorporating the word Conservative in its name. Syn: tory, Blue …   Wiktionary

• conservative — Denoting treatment by gradual, limited, or well established procedures, as opposed to radical. * * * con·ser·va·tive kən sər vət iv adj not extreme or drastic esp designed to preserve parts or restore or preserve function <conservative… …   Medical dictionary

• Conservative Party (UK) — Conservative Party Conservative and Unionist Party Leader …   Wikipedia

• Conservative Judaism — (also known as Masorti Judaism outside of the United States and Canada) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid 19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.… …   Wikipedia