conservatism

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'conservatism', 'Conservatism': /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈsɝvəˌtɪzəm/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən sûr′və tiz′əm)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•serv•a•tism /kənˈsɜrvəˌtɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the desire to preserve or restore what is established and to limit change.
  2. Governmentthe principles and practices of political conservatives.
See -serv-2.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•serv•a•tism  (kən sûr′və tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change.
  2. Governmentthe principles and practices of political conservatives.
  • conservat(ive) + -ism 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conservatism / kənˈsɜːvəˌtɪzəm/
  1. opposition to change and innovation
  2. a political philosophy advocating the preservation of the best of the established order in society and opposing radical change
'conservatism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bourbonism - Old Guardism - Primitive Friends - Progressive Conservative party - born-again - classical - conservative - neo-conservatism - neoconservatism - old school - old school tie - reaction - reactionary - rebirth - right - rightism - sway - wedding

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