conservatism

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con·ser·va·tis·m /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]  1  CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTdislike of change and new ideas 守旧，保守主义 people’s innate conservatism in matters of language 人们在语言方面天生的守旧2. (also Conservatism)PPG the political belief that society should change as little as possible 〔政治上的〕保守主义n3. → Conservatism

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conservatism• It also suggests a unity of interest between the various forces of finance and conservatism.• Working-class conservatism and Conservatism is a well known phenomenon.• There was a strong strain of Anglophilia in the Alsop clan, and a consistent devotion to the politics of moderate conservatism.• Perhaps the most interesting response to the plight of modern conservatism comes from the cultural reformers.• What do you think is the most sensible assumption and the most questionable assumption of conservatism?• There are different depths of conservatism possible.• They like the Pope's policy of conservatism on religious doctrine.• Increasingly that view is regarded as retro, the old conservatism rather than the new.• The Declaration of Rights itself was couched in the language of political conservatism.nConservatismPPGthe political beliefs of the British Conservative Party 〔英国〕保守党的政治主张From Longman Business Dictionaryconservatismcon‧ser‧va‧tis‧m /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm-ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]1ECONOMICSunwillingness to take unnecessary risksThe company’s conservatism extends as well to capital spending.2ACCOUNTING the principle of being careful not to state an asset value, profit etc to be bigger, or a loss to be smaller, than it actually might be

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conservatism
con‧ser‧va‧tis‧m /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
1. dislike of change and new ideas:
    people’s innate conservatism in matters of language
2. (also Conservatism) the political belief that society should change as little as possible
3. Conservatism the political beliefs of the British Conservative Party

con·ser·va·tismBrE /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsɜːrvətɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the tendency to resist great or sudden change 保守；守旧◆the innate conservatism of older people老年人固有的保守性 (also Conservatism) the political belief that society should change as little as possible 保守主义◆an examination of the political theories of conservatism and liberalism对保守主义和自由主义政治理论的审视 (usually Conservatism) the principles of the Conservative Party in British politics （英国）保守党的原则