English > conservative: 7 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas. |
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| Synonym | conservativist |
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| Narrower | capitalist | A conservative advocate of capitalism |
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| conformist | someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) |
| fuddy-duddy | A conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance |
| hardliner | A conservative who is uncompromising |
| minimalist | A conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics |
| mossback | An extremely old-fashioned conservative |
| neoconservative, neocon | A conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism |
| reactionary, ultraconservative, extreme right-winger | An extreme conservative |
| rightist, right-winger | A member of a right wing political party |
| square, square toes | A formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views |
| traditionalist, diehard | One who adheres to traditional views |
| Broader | adult, grownup | A fully developed person from maturity onward |
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| Opposite | liberal, liberalist, progressive | A person who favors / favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
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| Spanish | conservador, conservativist |
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| Catalan | conservador, conservativist |
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| Nouns | conservativism | a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes |
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