CONSERVATISM
\kənsˈɜːvətˌɪzəm], \kənsˈɜːvətˌɪzəm], \k_ə_n_s_ˈɜː_v_ə_t_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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a political orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
By Princeton University
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Activities concerned with governmental policies, functions, etc.
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The tendency to adhere to existing conditions, laws, etc.; the disposition that is opposed to change or progress.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Disposition to preserve what is established; opposition to change; —the principles of the Tory party.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).