as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle
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For a while, Kirk embraced a vanilla brand of conservatism.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Forty years have passed since Ronald Reagan, the dominant figure of 20th-century American conservatism, waged his final campaign for the presidency.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Certainly, the leading lights of U.S. conservatism do.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
This is a kind of conservatism — what you’re used to . . .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Forty years have passed since Ronald Reagan, the dominant figure of 20th-century American conservatism, waged his final campaign for the presidency.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Certainly, the leading lights of U.S. conservatism do.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
This is a kind of conservatism — what you’re used to . . .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Conservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatism. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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