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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Operating margin should go from 17% to roughly 30% during that period, which bakes in a level of conservatism based on the math above.
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Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
The conference has been a mainstay of Republican politics for decades, but since Mr. Trump’s ascent, it has been dominated by his nativist right-wing strain of conservatism.
—Michael Gold, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
It’s usually attributed to Ronald Reagan, the Republican hero who was nearly unimpeachable in his patriotism and his commitment to conservatism.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Alternative for Germany, the reformation party that sits to the right of the CDU/CSU’s centrist conservatism, received approximately 20.8% of the vote, putting them in second place.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Feb. 2025
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Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
The conference has been a mainstay of Republican politics for decades, but since Mr. Trump’s ascent, it has been dominated by his nativist right-wing strain of conservatism.
—Michael Gold, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
It’s usually attributed to Ronald Reagan, the Republican hero who was nearly unimpeachable in his patriotism and his commitment to conservatism.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Alternative for Germany, the reformation party that sits to the right of the CDU/CSU’s centrist conservatism, received approximately 20.8% of the vote, putting them in second place.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Conservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatism. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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