Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Tendeney to preserve or maintain; conservatism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective The quality of being conservative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or quality of being
conservative .
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Examples
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Such local, or shallow, conservativeness, is what produces the likes of Al Qaeda and Dick Cheney (not that Dick doesn't read, but that he does not read well, or too broadly; his manipulation of the intelligence vetting process shows his disregard for truth, context, or conflicting realities that broad reading produces).
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Such local, or shallow, conservativeness, is what produces the likes of Al Qaeda and Dick Cheney (not that Dick doesn't read, but that he does not read well, or too broadly; his manipulation of the intelligence vetting process shows his disregard for truth, context, or conflicting realities that broad reading produces).
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As a multi-millionaire with a penchant for spending money like a drunken sailor in his personal and political life, Rehberg has always tried to find his pretend "conservativeness" by appealing to the outer limits of the political stratosphere.
Left in the West - Front Page Montana Cowgirl 2010
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Nevertheless, there are at least three problems with the "conservativeness" of the United Russia.
RIA Novosti 2010
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With the fiscal conservativeness (and good looks) of Ronald Reagan, the conservative family values that Newt Gingrich lacks and a rags-to-riches back-story that would put Mike Huckabee to shame (he grew up the son of a poor adding machine, and his grandfather fought in Y2K), Reagan OS 911 truly is the GOP's best shot at a 2012 presidency.
Jon Stewart Unveils 'Reagan OS 911' Supercomputer: GOP's Most Promising 2012 Candidate (VIDEO) 2011
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All this wouldn't matter so much -- we might dismiss the system as a mere method of organization -- were it not for the fact that conservativeness in organization usually results in conservativeness of product as well.
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
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All this wouldn't matter so much -- we might dismiss the system as a mere method of organization -- were it not for the fact that conservativeness in organization usually results in conservativeness of product as well.
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
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It distracted attention from the tax increase while "promoting herself as tough on immigration and putting her in line with the point of view of primary voters in the Republican Party, trumping the other contenders for conservativeness," Herrera said.
Jan Brewer's Re-Election Chances Boosted By Arizona Immigration Law 2010
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I was just curious how my fav astronomy teacher is doing? also, I love ur anti-conservativeness, cause I'm fully republican, and it makes me laugh.
Suggestions, please Dr. Lisa 2008
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"Now we kick in that fiscal conservativeness that needs to be engaged, and we progress this state with $57-a-barrel oil ... [the state will have to] be prudent with public dollars and provide services more efficiently than have ever been provided in the state of Alaska before."
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