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| con·ser·va·tism [ kən súrvə tìzzəm ] |
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1. reluctance to accept change: unwillingness or slowness to accept change or new ideas
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2. right-wing political viewpoint: a right-of-center political philosophy based on a tendency to support gradual rather than abrupt change and to preserve the status quo
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3. desire to preserve current societal structure: an ideology that views the existing form of society as worthy of preservation
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