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nouna political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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- right those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- reaction extreme conservatism in political or social matters
- conservative having social or political views favoring conservatism
- neoconservative a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
- neocon a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
- islamism a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life
- right wing those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged