con ‧ ser ‧ va ‧ tis ‧ m /kənˈsɜːvətɪz ə m $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . dislike of change and new ideas:
people’s innate conservatism in matters of language
2 . ( also Conservatism ) the political belief that society should change as little as possible
3 . Conservatism the political beliefs of the British Conservative Party