as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle
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Instead of wasting resources on a venture doomed by structural realities, Musk should pursue a strategy that actually works in American politics: identifying vulnerable Republican incumbents who voted for fiscal irresponsibility and funding primary challengers committed to genuine conservatism.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Via Buckley, the great unappreciated thread in American conservatism may well be the Hispanic one.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Editorial choices like these reflect an emerging cultural and political shift toward conservatism in the US.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
The 2020s though, have seen a shift toward conservatism, and the embrace of traditional gender roles for women is becoming more mainstream.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Via Buckley, the great unappreciated thread in American conservatism may well be the Hispanic one.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Editorial choices like these reflect an emerging cultural and political shift toward conservatism in the US.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
The 2020s though, have seen a shift toward conservatism, and the embrace of traditional gender roles for women is becoming more mainstream.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for conservatism
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“Conservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatism. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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