Definitions for "conservative"
A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.
Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as the Conservative party in England; -- contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical.
An approach to social or political issues that advocates the maintenance of the status quo.
Cautious; having a risk-averse investment strategy which has preservation of capital as a high priority.
Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver.
Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.
One who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; -- opposed to revolutionary or radical.
unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek
Modern movement sometimes confused with Orthodoxy It emphasises Zionism and allows some minor changes in liturgy, but is opposed to the major changes of the Reform movement.
Means hold on to what you've got. At the beginning of the pro-minority era, it meant opposition to minority tyranny. When minorities gained power, conservative became outdated and associated with the selfish, privileged or Republicans. Better to use reformer, social reformer, social activist, fighter and Nationalist.
A religious movement that offers a more traditional approach to Judaism than does the Reform movement, which is more progressive.
One who believes the basic or fundamental doctrines of the Bible.
a "brown shirt nazi" And she really does believe that
a libertarian who believes in traditional values
Keywords:  fellow, think, happy, disses, cowardly
a fellow who disses Darwin nonstop when his theories are applied to nature, and then licks his ass nonstop when his theories are applied to human society
a fellow who thinks a rich man should have a square deal
a man attached upon principle to the English Constitution , to the Established Church to our mixed institutions
In design and analysis, a conservative model or a conservative assumption is one that departs from accuracy in such a way that it reduces the chances of a false-positive assessment of the feasibility of the system in question. Conservative assumptions overestimate problems and underestimate capabilities.
Resistance to change. A behavioural response to uncertainty involving harm, costs and benefits where the expected rate of harm or costs is given a greater weight than the expected rate of benefits . In practice, this means that where alternative assumptions, estimates or values are available, the conservative assumption, estimate or value for a PBAC submission is the one which is less favourable to the proposed drug.
a man who, having two perfectly good legs, has never taken a single step forward
a man with two good legs who has not learned to walk forward
a person who has two legs, but, however, has not learned how to walk forward
Keywords:  looter, stripe, different
a looter of a different stripe
resistant to change
A person who generally opposes the expansion of governmental activities, and prefers solutions to social problems to come from the private sector rather than from government.
people who generally like to uphold current conditions and oppose changes. Conservatives are often referred to as the right wing.
This word refers to any non-surgical method of treatment, for example rest, pain killers or physiotherapy.
Keywords:  wealthy, want, did, doesn't, chances
a man who wants the rules changed so no one can make a pile the way he did
an excessively wealthy person who doesn't want to share
safe; not too extreme; not willing to take chances or risks; wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change.
Can refer to the player or style of play; tending to act only with a good hand.
Tends to focus more on price stability or income as an investing priority than on increasing the value of the original investment. This involves less investment risk.
Tending toward maintaining traditional and proven views, conditions, and institutions.
In taste: waiting for approval from experts. In experts: waiting for approval from neophytes.
Keywords:  imprisoned, criminal, mind, bars, his
a criminal imprisoned by his bars of his mind
a person who uses the Value Issue to enrich himself and to create a Permanent Privilege Class
Conservative - A contaminant that moves with the same velocity as water.
Keywords:  opinions, ideas, person
a person who has conservative ideas or opinions
Keywords:  avoiding, excess, estimate
avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
Keywords:  member, party
A member of the Conservative party.
Keywords:  center, right, person
a person to the right of center on the U