as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle
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Recent Examples of conservatism
And yet, stranger things have already happened during Trump's tenure, as the GOP's populist streak overtakes traditional free-market conservatism.
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 27 May 2025
But there are philosophical consequences, too — namely, the death of conservatism by a thousand cuts.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The legacy of compassionate conservatism is a prescription drug benefit in Medicare administered by private insurers; the legacy of reform conservatism is mostly increasing the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 in 2017.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
For me, the most important thing Bill Buckley did was provide both intellectual and moral support to two of conservatism’s most consequential figures—Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.
—Doug Ducey, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 27 May 2025
But there are philosophical consequences, too — namely, the death of conservatism by a thousand cuts.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The legacy of compassionate conservatism is a prescription drug benefit in Medicare administered by private insurers; the legacy of reform conservatism is mostly increasing the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 in 2017.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
For me, the most important thing Bill Buckley did was provide both intellectual and moral support to two of conservatism’s most consequential figures—Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.
—Doug Ducey, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Conservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatism. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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