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national conservatism

national conservatism noun: a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, in particular family values, while opposing multiculturalism, immigration, and globalization.

Noun

national conservatism (uncountable)

  1. A nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, in particular family values, while opposing multiculturalism, immigration, and globalization.
    • National conservatism, on an entirely different note, is a conservative variant based on nationalist stances that clash with multiculturalism, unlimited immigration, and globalization.2019, Francesco Giubilei, The History of European Conservative Thought, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 26
    • In the words of rising Conservative star Miriam Cates, “national conservatism” was born out of the 2016 Brexit referendum and Tory 2019 election victory.2023 May 14, Aletha Adu, Peter Walker, “Who are ‘national conservatives’ and what do they want?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about national conservatism

What does national conservatism mean?
National conservatism means a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, in particular family values, while opposing multiculturalism, immigration, and globalization.
What part of speech is national conservatism?
National conservatism is a noun.

Words near national conservatism in the dictionary

  1. National Bureau of Investigation
  2. National Capital Region
  3. National Capital Territory
  4. National Catholicism
  5. National City
  6. national conservatism
  7. national conservative
  8. national conservatives
  9. national convention
  10. national conventions
  11. national costume

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