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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The truth of conservatism lies elsewhere, in the unshakeable principles that the dispensable litany of professed ideals protects.
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Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Kirk spoke in support of Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention and is credited with galvanizing young people toward conservatism through his organization, Turning Point USA, The Hill reported.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
National conservatism is notable for being a particularly illiberal ideology in many ways, one of which is the rejection of individualism.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Coupled with the deep conservatism that was coming from the Vietnam War and the resulting conflict in the Middle East that emerged in that time.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
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Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Kirk spoke in support of Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention and is credited with galvanizing young people toward conservatism through his organization, Turning Point USA, The Hill reported.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
National conservatism is notable for being a particularly illiberal ideology in many ways, one of which is the rejection of individualism.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Coupled with the deep conservatism that was coming from the Vietnam War and the resulting conflict in the Middle East that emerged in that time.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Conservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatism. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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