conservatism

English

Etymology

From Latin conservare (“to conserve; to keep, guard, observe”).

Noun

conservatism (plural conservatisms)

1. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
2. A risk-averse attitude or approach.

Synonyms

• conservativism

Related terms

• conserve
• conservation
• conservationist
• conservative
• conservator
• conservatory
• conservativeness

Translations

political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement

• Arabic: سِيَاسَة مُحَافَظَة‏‎ f (siyāsa muḥāfaẓa)
• Catalan: conservadorisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保守主義 (zh), 保守主义 (zh) (bǎoshǒuzhǔyì)

• Czech: konzervatismus m
• Finnish: oikeistolaisuus (fi), konservatiivisuus (fi), konservatismi (fi)
• French: conservatisme (fr) m
• Georgian: კონსერვატიზმი (ḳonservaṭizmi)
• German: Konservatismus m, Konservativismus m
• Hungarian: konzervativizmus (hu)
• Icelandic: íhald (is) n
• Irish: coimeádachas m
• Italian: conservatorismo (it) m

• Japanese: 保守主義 (ほしゅしゅぎ, hoshushugi)
• Korean: 보수주의 (ko) (bosuju-ui) (保守主義 (ko))
• Malay: konservatisme, faham konservatif
• Persian: محافظه‌کاری‏‎ (fa) (mohâfeze-kâri)
• Polish: konserwatyzm (pl) m
• Portuguese: conservadorismo m
• Russian: консервати́зм (ru) m (konservatízm)
• Spanish: conservadurismo (es) m, conservatismo m
• Swedish: konservatism (sv) n
• Tagalog: panininggal
• Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa bảo thủ
• Yiddish: קאָנסערוואַטיזם‏‎ m (konservatizm)

political philosophy that moral objectivism exists, and should be adhered to

• Finnish: varovaisuus (fi)
• Georgian: კონსერვატიზმი (ḳonservaṭizmi)
• German: Konservatismus m
• Hungarian: konzervativizmus (hu)

• Irish: coimeádachas m
• Portuguese: conservadorismo m
• Swedish: konservatism (sv) n