political conservative
Defender of tradition
A political conservative favors traditional institutions, limited government, and gradual rather than radical change.
Conservatives typically emphasize individual responsibility, free markets, and social stability over progressive reform.
The term spans a spectrum—from fiscal conservatives focused on smaller government to social conservatives prioritizing religious values and cultural tradition.
She's a political conservative who opposes expanding federal programs.
- tax cutsDecreased government assessments
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- American exceptionalismBelief U.S. is uniquely virtuous
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- limited governmentOfficially bounded political authority
small government · classical liberalism · paleoconservatism · family values · traditional marriage · gun rights · school choice · individualism · constitutionalism · founding fathers · federalism · right to bear arms · Reaganomics · deregulation · Thatcherism · nationalism · border security · pro-life stance
political conservativeliberal
Open to reform
progressive · leftist · left-winger · socialist · social democrat
political conservativeprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
radical · revolutionary · reformist · reformer · iconoclast
political conservativeanarchist
One opposing all governance
anti-authoritarian · egalitarian · anti-establishment · counterculturalist · Noam Chomsky
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