as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the region's entrenched reactionaryism made it one of the major battlegrounds for the civil rights movement in the 1960s
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conservatism
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At a forum at Prestonwood Baptist Church, both candidates struck a balance between fiscal conservatism while preparing the county, which is home to some of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, for more development.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Too many in the media see conservatism as a dirty word.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Reactionaryism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactionaryism. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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