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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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“Conservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatism. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of conservatism was in 1815
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