conservatism

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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.

Related terms

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

Translations

political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement

• Arabic: سياسة محافظة f (siyaasa muHaafaZa)
• Catalan: conservadorisme m
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: konzervatismus m
• French: conservatisme (fr) m
• German: Konservatismus 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
• Polish: konserwatyzm (pl) m
• Portuguese: conservadorismo m
• Russian: консерватизм (ru) m (konservatízm)
• Spanish: conservadurismo (es) m, conservatismo m
• Swedish: konservatism (sv) n
• Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa bảo thủ
• Yiddish: קאנסערוואטיזם (knservtizm)

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

• German: Konservatismus m
• Hungarian: konzervativizmus (hu)
• Irish: coimeádachas m

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