"family values" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} family values pl (plural only)
  1. Political and social beliefs that hold the traditional nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of society. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Conservatism, Family Translations (Translations): perhearvot [plural] (Finnish), Familienwerte [plural] (German), családi értékek [plural] (Hungarian), valoarea familiei [definite, feminine, singular] (Romanian), семе́йные це́нности (seméjnyje cénnosti) [feminine, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-family_values-en-noun-5qj6Zyz3 Disambiguation of Conservatism: 72 28 Disambiguation of Family: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 57 43
  2. (right-wing usage, euphemistic) Right-wing values like patriarchy and opposition to gay marriage, to family planning and legal abortion, and to feminism and women working outside the home. Tags: euphemistic, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Family Derived forms: family valuer Coordinate_terms: profamily, traditional values
    Sense id: en-family_values-en-noun-26sP7wWG Disambiguation of Family: 53 47 Categories (other): English euphemisms, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52
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