Conservative
/kənˈsɜːvətɪv//kənˈsɝvətɪv/
noun
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A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
adjective
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Cautious.
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Tending to resist change or innovation.
“The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.”
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Based on pessimistic assumptions.
“At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.”
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Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
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Relating to the Conservative Party.
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Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
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Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
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Relating to Conservative Judaism.
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(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
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Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
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