as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a radio talk show host who has become for many listeners the national voice of ultraconservatism
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conservatism
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Olivia’s family’s wealth gave him not one but two fortunes to squander, and her family’s religious conservatism made the possibility of bankruptcy a moral as well as fiscal event.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025 -
His challenge in the last days of the race: to convince Canadians that conservatism has the solution to deal with Donald Trump.—
Sara Miller Llana,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Ultraconservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraconservatism. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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