Hypertext Webster Gateway: "conservatism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Conservatism \Con*serv"a*tism\, n. [For conservatism.]
The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established;
opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a
conservative.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
conservatism
n : a political orientation advocating the preservation of the
best in society and opposing radical changes [syn: {conservativism}]
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