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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Congressman and now House Speaker Johnson has listed seven core principles of conservatism including individual freedom, peace through strength, and human dignity.
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Mark Sandy, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Karpov’s conservatism and Kasparov’s radical nature were both present in their chess.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Though many of the core messages of Reagan’s conservatism remain, Pach said, there's a real difference around tone and rhetoric in today's politics.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Since then, Pence has become a spokesman for traditional conservatism in the Republican Party, clashing with the dominant MAGA populists.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mark Sandy, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Karpov’s conservatism and Kasparov’s radical nature were both present in their chess.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Though many of the core messages of Reagan’s conservatism remain, Pach said, there's a real difference around tone and rhetoric in today's politics.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Since then, Pence has become a spokesman for traditional conservatism in the Republican Party, clashing with the dominant MAGA populists.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Conservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatism. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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