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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Her win, a surprising triumph in Japan’s deeply patriarchal political system, signals to disillusioned LDP voters that traditional conservatism is alive and well.
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
However, an investigation by The Bee this week found that Flora, 42, brings a history to the role that may be discordant with a party concerned with family values and fiscal conservatism.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The publication’s regular stable of columnists includes Tyler Cowen, an economist and podcaster; Matthew Continetti, the author of a book about the evolution of American conservatism; and Niall Ferguson, a British-American historian.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
In a twist of irony for Japan’s likely first female prime minister, her conservatism may not bode well for gender equality issues.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
However, an investigation by The Bee this week found that Flora, 42, brings a history to the role that may be discordant with a party concerned with family values and fiscal conservatism.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The publication’s regular stable of columnists includes Tyler Cowen, an economist and podcaster; Matthew Continetti, the author of a book about the evolution of American conservatism; and Niall Ferguson, a British-American historian.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
In a twist of irony for Japan’s likely first female prime minister, her conservatism may not bode well for gender equality issues.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
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