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conservatism definition

con·serva·tism (kən sʉr′və tiz′əm)

noun

the principles and practices of a conservative person or party; tendency to oppose change in institutions and methods

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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