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conservativism

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Noun1.conservativism - a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
conservatism
ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
neoconservatism - an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s)
reaction - extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"


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23) The new conservativism was, in many ways, an attempt to articulate a center around which a self-defining conservatism could orient itself and, with few exceptions, found that center in Edmund Burke.
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And while the party still pays lip service to "compassionate conservativism," it often acts more like a wing of the Christian Coalition, favoring far-right judicial nominees, opposing vital medical research on religious grounds, and declaring that same-sex couples want to "destroy" marriage.
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