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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.
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