conservatism - Definition from the GROUPINGS topic - POLITICS

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conservatism
noun

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[uncountable]

1 dislike of change and new ideas:

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people's innate conservatism in matters of language

2 also ConservatismPPG the political belief that society should change as little as possible

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Conservatism

PPG the political beliefs of the British Conservative Party

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