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Conservative vs Archconservative - What's the difference?

conservative | archconservative |

As nouns the difference between conservative and archconservative

is that conservative is a person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status while archconservative is a person who is extremely politically conservative; a superconservative; a radical rightwinger.

As adjectives the difference between conservative and archconservative

is that conservative is tending to resist change or innovation while archconservative is extremely conservative.

As a proper noun Conservative

is conservative Party.

conservative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
  • (US, economics) A fiscal conservative
  • (US, politics) A political conservative
  • (US, social sciences) A social conservative.
  • Synonyms

    * traditionalist * right-winger

    Coordinate terms

    * moderate, liberal, progressive, libertarian, centrist

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to resist change or innovation.
  • The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative .
  • Based on pessimistic assumptions.
  • At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
  • (US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
  • (US, politics) Relating to the Republican Party, regardless of its conservatism.
  • (British, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
  • * 1830 , Quarterly Rev.
  • We have always been conscientiously attached to what is called the Tory, and which might with more propriety be called the Conservative , party.
  • (physics, notcomp) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
  • Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
  • See also

    * ("conservative" on Wikipedia) * Labour Party * liberal * Republican party * Tory ----

    archconservative

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (US) Extremely conservative
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A person who is extremely politically conservative; a superconservative; a radical rightwinger