"Conservative" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Conservatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Conservative (plural Conservatives)
  1. (politics) A member of a political party incorporating the word "Conservative" in its name.
    (British, politics) A member of the Conservative party.
    Tags: British Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Conservative-en-noun-Hp~fXMwz Categories (other): British English Topics: government, politics
  2. (politics) A member of a political party incorporating the word "Conservative" in its name.
    (Canada, politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
    Tags: Canada Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms (member of the UK Conservative Party): Tory Synonyms (member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada): Blue
    Sense id: en-Conservative-en-noun-lWQMLtGs Categories (other): Canadian English Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'member of the UK Conservative Party': 27 53 20 Disambiguation of 'member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada': 22 61 17
  3. (Judaism) pertaining to Conservative Judaism Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-Conservative-en-noun-SReJ7am9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 17 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Progressive Conservative [Canada], Liberal-Conservative [Canada], small-c conservative, big-C Conservative Related terms: Liberal

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