Collocations for "conservative"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "conservative" in context.
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conservative
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a conservative [politician, voter, government, president]
- is conservative on [economic, social, foreign policy] issues
- is the conservative [candidate, hopeful] (for the elections)
- conservative [republicans, Christians]
- a member of the Conservative Party
- is a Conservative voter
- always votes Conservative
- a conservative way of thinking
- according to conservative [thought, rhetoric]
- (that number) is too conservative
- a conservative [policy, ruling, law]
- the conservative values
- is a conservative spender
- is a conservative [number, estimate]
- the [number] is on the conservative side
- a conservative approach towards
- a conservative outlook [on, for]
- voted [for, against] the conservatives
- is [supporting, campaigning for] the conservatives
- represents the conservatives in [London]
- The conservatives [won, lost] the elections.
- is a [member, representative] of the conservatives
- the [leader, spokesperson] of the conservatives
- the conservatives have been [accused of, questioned about]
- the conservatives have a [minority, majority] (vote)
- a [supporter, defender, voter] of the conservatives
- [appeals to, attracts] conservatives
- Don't be such a conservative!
- is a conservative on [social, political, cultural] matters
'conservative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agenda
- alignment
- appraisal
- bigot
- cabinet
- camp
- cautious
- conference
- consumption
- convention
- district
- donor
- dress
- estimate
- evaluation
- extreme
- in living memory
- mayor
- mind
- moderate
- party
- politic
- politician
- religious
- right
- ward
- whip