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conservatisms

conservatisms is the plural of conservatism.

Meaning of conservatism

Noun

conservatism (countable and uncountable, plural conservatisms)

  1. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
    • Oddly, with the liberals and radicals in power in NSW, the conservatives realized that a nominated upper house was no longer a bastion of conservatism and some began to call for an elected legislative council.2009, Jack P. Greene, Exclusionary Empire: English Liberty Overseas, 1600-1900, page 240
  2. A risk-averse attitude or approach.

Questions about conservatisms

What is conservatisms the plural of?
Conservatisms is the plural of conservatism.

Words near conservatisms in the dictionary

  1. conservatise
  2. conservatised
  3. conservatises
  4. conservatising
  5. conservatism
  6. conservatisms
  7. conservatist
  8. conservatists
  9. conservative
  10. conservative correctness
  11. conservative extension

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