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conservative
adjective
Wanting
to
keep
traditional
ideas
,
customs
,
or
institutions
and
being
cautious
about
change
.
•
My
grandfather
is
very
conservative
and
still
writes
letters
instead
of
emails
.
My
grandfather
is
very
conservative
and
still
writes
letters
instead
of
emails
.
•
The
conservative
voters
rejected
the
proposal
for
a
new
shopping
mall
.
The
conservative
voters
rejected
the
proposal
for
a
new
shopping
mall
.
From
Latin
conservare
“
to
preserve
”.
adjective
Not
showy
or
extreme
;
moderate
and
careful
,
especially
in
style
,
amount
,
or
estimate
.
•
He
wore
a
conservative
dark
suit
to
the
job
interview
.
He
wore
a
conservative
dark
suit
to
the
job
interview
.
•
The
company
released
a
conservative
sales
forecast
for
next
year
.
The
company
released
a
conservative
sales
forecast
for
next
year
.
Sense
of
“
moderate
”
evolved
from
the
idea
of
avoiding
excess
.
noun
A
person
who
holds
traditional
political
views
and
prefers
slow
or
limited
change
,
especially
one
who
belongs
to
or
supports
a
right-leaning
political
party
.
•
The
conservative
won
the
election
by
a
narrow
margin
.
The
conservative
won
the
election
by
a
narrow
margin
.
•
As
a
conservative
,
he
supports
lower
taxes
and
limited
government
.
As
a
conservative
,
he
supports
lower
taxes
and
limited
government
.
Noun
use
comes
from
the
adjective
,
first
recorded
in
the
early
19th
century
to
label
supporters
of
traditional
politics
.
adjective
Not
liking
sudden
change
and
preferring
traditional
ways
or
ideas
.
•
My
grandfather
is
very
conservative
and
still
writes
letters
by
hand
instead
of
using
email
.
My
grandfather
is
very
conservative
and
still
writes
letters
by
hand
instead
of
using
email
.
•
The
school
has
a
conservative
dress
code
that
bans
ripped
jeans
.
The
school
has
a
conservative
dress
code
that
bans
ripped
jeans
.
adjective
Plain
and
traditional
in
style
,
color
,
or
design
;
not
bright
or
showy
.
•
He
wore
a
conservative
navy
suit
to
the
job
interview
.
He
wore
a
conservative
navy
suit
to
the
job
interview
.
•
Their
living
room
is
decorated
in
conservative
beige
tones
.
Their
living
room
is
decorated
in
conservative
beige
tones
.
adjective
Supporting
political
ideas
that
favor
limited
government
change
,
lower
taxes
,
and
traditional
values
.
•
She
comes
from
a
conservative
district
that
usually
votes
right-wing
.
She
comes
from
a
conservative
district
that
usually
votes
right-wing
.
•
The
senator's
conservative
stance
on
spending
won
him
support
.
The
senator's
conservative
stance
on
spending
won
him
support
.
noun
A
person
who
supports
conservative
political
ideas
.
•
The
conservative
argued
against
raising
taxes
.
The
conservative
argued
against
raising
taxes
.
•
As
a
conservative
,
he
prefers
smaller
government
.
As
a
conservative
,
he
prefers
smaller
government
.
adjective
Lower
than
the
real
number
might
be
,
used
to
avoid
overestimating
something
.
•
Analysts
gave
a
conservative
forecast
of
3%
growth
for
next
year
.
Analysts
gave
a
conservative
forecast
of
3%
growth
for
next
year
.
•
To
be
safe
,
we
used
a
conservative
estimate
of
how
many
tickets
would
sell
.
To
be
safe
,
we
used
a
conservative
estimate
of
how
many
tickets
would
sell
.