word | conservative |
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definition | adjective A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain . Most Conservative MPs appear happy with the government's reassurances. ...disenchanted Conservative voters. In 1951, the Conservatives were returned to power. Someone who is conservative has right-wing views . ...counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidate in any election. The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative. Someone who is conservative or has conservative ideas is unwilling to accept changes and new ideas. It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care. If someone dresses in a conservative way, their clothes are conventional in style. The girl was well dressed, as usual, though in a more conservative style. She was always very conservatively dressed when we went out. A conservative estimate or guess is one in which you are cautious and estimate or guess a low amount which is probably less than the real amount. A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about £22,000. This guess is probably on the conservative side. The bequest is conservatively estimated at £30 million. |
inflections | conservativesconservativelyconservatively |
cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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