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CONSERVATIVE
- Of or relating to the Conservative Party of Great Britain or a similar party in another country
- (of dress or taste) Sober and conventional
- (of an estimate) Purposely low for the sake of caution
- (of surgery or medical treatment) Intended to control rather than eliminate a condition, with existing tissue preserved as far as possible
- tending to conserve [adj CONSERVATIVELY] / an adherent or advocate of political conservatism [n -S]
- Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion