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conservative

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conservative
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conservative1 /kənˈsɜːvətɪv $ -ɜːr-/ adjective
1. not liking changes or new ideas:
    a very conservative attitude to education
    conservative views
2. Conservative belonging to or concerned with the Conservative Party in Britain:
    Conservative policies
    a Conservative MP
3. not very modern in style, taste etc
   SYN  traditional:
    a dark conservative suit
4. a conservative estimate/guess a guess which is deliberately lower than what the real amount probably is:
    At a conservative estimate, the holiday will cost about £1,500.
—conservatively adverb:
    a fortune conservatively estimated at 2 million dollars
    He was conservatively dressed in a dark business suit.

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conservative2 noun [countable]
1. Conservative someone who supports or is a member of the Conservative Party in Britain
2. someone who does not like changes in politics, ideas, or fashion:
    an argument between reformers and conservatives in the organization