transcription, транскрипция: [ kənsɜ:(r)vətɪv ]
( conservatives)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
Note: The spelling 'Conservative' is also used for meaning 1.
1.
A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
Most Conservative MPs appear happy with the government’s reassurances.
...disenchanted Conservative voters.
= Tory
ADJ
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Conservative is also a noun.
In 1951 the Conservatives were returned to power.
N-COUNT
2.
Someone who is conservative has right-wing views.
...counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidate in any election.
= right-wing
ADJ
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Conservative is also a noun.
The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who’s regarded as a conservative.
N-COUNT
3.
Someone who is conservative or has conservative ideas is unwilling to accept changes and new ideas.
It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.
ADJ
4.
If someone dresses in a conservative way, their clothes are conventional in style.
The girl was well dressed, as usual, though in a more conservative style.
ADJ
• con‧ser‧va‧tive‧ly
She was always very conservatively dressed when we went out.
ADV : ADV with v
5.
A conservative estimate or guess is one in which you are cautious and estimate or guess a low amount which is probably less that the real amount.
A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about £22,000...
This guess is probably on the conservative side.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• con‧ser‧va‧tive‧ly
The bequest is conservatively estimated at £30 million.
ADV : ADV with v