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    con·serv·a·tive
    [kənˈsərvədiv]
    adjective
    conservative (adjective) · Conservative (adjective)
    1. averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values:
      "they were very conservative in their outlook"
      • (of dress or taste) sober and conventional:
        "a conservative suit"
    2. (in a political context) favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas. Often contrasted with liberal
      • relating to the Conservative Party in the UK or a similar party elsewhere:
        "the Conservative government"
    3. (of an estimate) purposely low for the sake of caution:
      "the film was not cheap—$30,000 is a conservative estimate"
    4. (of surgery or medical treatment) intended to control rather than eliminate a condition, with existing tissue preserved as far as possible.
    noun
    conservative (noun) · conservatives (plural noun) · Conservative (noun) · Conservatives (plural noun)
    1. a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values:
      "he was considered a conservative in his approach to Catholic teachings"
    2. a person favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas. Often contrasted with liberal.
      "many conservatives remain opposed to mandates"
      • a supporter or member of the Conservative Party in the UK or a similar party elsewhere.
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved’, from the verb conservare (see conserve). Current senses date from the mid 19th century.
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