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conservatism

conservatism

83 4.9
A belief in keeping traditional values and avoiding quick change
  • noun
  • /kənˈsɜrvəˌtɪzəm/
translation icon : conservadurismo
  • So far, however, both scholars and practitioners have demonstrated conservatism with regard to educational media technologies.
  • political conservatism
  • social conservatism
  • fiscal conservatism

And the vessel that advances conservatism is the is the Republican Party.

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Examples

  • Will we be the party of conservatism, or will we follow the siren song of populism, unmoored to conservative principles?

  • Conservatism in America is an insurgency.

  • And what he did was to put conservatism on the march.

  • Despite the changing image of women, a new age of conservatism had begun.

    Academic text (1999)
  • How would you define the term reform conservatism and why does it matter?

  • That is a foundational principle of conservatism, limited government.

  • The simplest and most basic of these is probably the inherent conservatism of most teachers.

    Academic text (1993)
  • That said, my question is, since the times of Edmund Burke and Barry Goldwater, you've seen conservatism change with the times.

  • The stumbling blocks were the UDR's extreme conservatism and myopia and the personal ambitions of its leaders.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many argue that conservatism helps maintain social stability by preserving traditional values.

Synonyms

traditionalism
vsconservatism
2 6.5

Valuing old customs and ways, especially in religion and culture

applies the same preservation aim more broadly to political and social institutions
conservativism
vsconservatism
1 7.7

A belief that supports traditional institutions and values and opposes rapid social or political change

is the standard term for the same political philosophy in use today
conservativeness
vsconservatism
6.9

A preference for traditional values and slow political or social change

frames that tendency as a wider political philosophy resisting rapid change
rightism
vsconservatism
8.1

Support for political ideas that keep traditions and let businesses act freely

is specifically about preserving institutions and resisting rapid or radical shifts

Antonyms

78 5.8

A political belief that values individual freedom, equal rights, limited government, free markets, and social progress

12 7.5

A political belief in making government, laws, and society better

How Conservative

reactionary
33 8.4
conservatism
83 4.9
moderation
47 3.5
liberalism
78 5.8

Surface Forms

conservatism singular
conservatisms plural

Morphology

conservatism = conservative (transparent) = conserve + ive + ism

Formed by regular derivation from the adjective 'conservative' with the productive suffix '-ism' to denote an ideology.

Etymology

The word conservatism comes from the old Latin word conservare, which means 'to keep' or 'to preserve'. Think of conserve or conservative — it's about wanting to 'keep' traditions and to slow down big change.