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conservative | liberty |

As a proper noun conservative

is conservative party.

As a noun liberty is

the condition of being free from control or restrictions.

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.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "conservative")

    Related terms

    * anticonservative * Conservative * conserve * conservationist * conservatism * conservator * fiscal conservative * political conservative * social conservative * small-c conservative

    See also

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

    liberty

    English

    (wikipedia liberty)

    Noun

  • The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-07-05, volume=412, issue=8894, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Freedom fighter , passage=[Edmund] Burke continued to fight for liberty later on in life. He backed Americans in their campaign for freedom from British taxation. He supported Catholic freedoms and freer trade with Ireland, in spite of his constituents’ ire. He wanted more liberal laws on the punishment of debtors.}}
  • The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
  • The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
  • Freedom from excessive government control.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-12-14, author=Simon Jenkins, authorlink=Simon Jenkins
    • , volume=188, issue=2, page=23, date=2012-12-21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys , passage=The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty .}}
  • A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
  • A breach of social convention (often liberties ).
  • A local government unit in medieval England – see .

    • Synonyms

    * freedom * independence

    Derived terms

    * at liberty * liberty of conscience * take liberties * take the liberty

    Related terms

    * liberal * liberalism * liberate * libertarian * libertarianism * libertine

    External links

    * * English abstract nouns ----