as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle
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The April 1 special election is shaping up as a litmus test for the durability of Trump-era conservatism in a district where federal cuts hit close to home.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Nixon’s most vocal supporters who were part of a persistent strain of American conservatism believed Watergate was proof that the liberal establishment would do anything to destroy their leaders.
— Made By History, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
The Republican Party, long the home of American conservatism, is now entirely under the sway of impatient reactionaries.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
This doesn’t just hold for national politics, where derision for programs promoting racial equity has become a staple of modern conservatism, at times with ugly undertones.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Nixon’s most vocal supporters who were part of a persistent strain of American conservatism believed Watergate was proof that the liberal establishment would do anything to destroy their leaders.
— Made By History, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
The Republican Party, long the home of American conservatism, is now entirely under the sway of impatient reactionaries.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
This doesn’t just hold for national politics, where derision for programs promoting racial equity has become a staple of modern conservatism, at times with ugly undertones.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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