conservative betydelse and definition

Betydelse av conservative på svenska

• 0 not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change:

  • a conservative society/outlook

  • Older people tend to be more conservative and a bit suspicious of anything new.

  • He's a very conservative dresser - he always looks like he's wearing his father's clothes!

• 1 A conservative guess or calculation is likely to be less than the real amount:

  • If I said there were three million unemployed, that would be a conservative estimate.

• 2 belonging to or supporting the British political party that traditionally supports business and opposes high taxes and government involvement in industry:

  • the Conservative Party

  • Conservative policies

  • a Conservative MP/government

  • Did you vote Conservative at the last election?

• 3 someone who belongs to or supports the Conservative Party of Great Britain (= a political party that traditionally supports business and opposes high taxes and government involvement in industry), or a similar party in another country:

  • She's a staunch (= very loyal) Conservative.

  • The Conservatives won an overall majority of ninety.

• 4 tending to emphasize the importance of preserving traditional cultural and religious values, and to oppose change, esp. sudden change

  • He wore a conservative business suit for his interview.

• 5 tending to emphasize the importance of personal responsibility and traditional values and to oppose depending on government for social services:

  • conservative Republicans

• 6 (of guesses and calculations) likely to be less than the real amount:

  • Even by conservative estimates, the company will lose $2,000,000 this year.

• 7 not involving or taking unnecessary risks:

  • The firm has always had a conservative approach to investment.

• 8 lower than the real figure or amount seems likely to be:

  • a conservative estimate/figure