conservateur

Definitions of conservateur
  1. noun
    a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
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    libéral
    a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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    réactionnaire
    an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
    libéral
    a member of a right wing political party
    réactionnaire
    a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
    monarchiste, royaliste
    an advocate of the principles of monarchy
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    adulte, majeur
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  2. noun
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    synonyms: gardien
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    concierge
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    concierge
    someone employed to clean and maintain a building
    concierge
    a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
    sacristain
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    concierge
    a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
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    gardien, protecteur
    a person who cares for persons or property
  3. noun
    a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
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    épice
    aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
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    composé chimique
    (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
  4. noun
    a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control
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    parti, parti politique
    an organization to gain political power
  5. noun
    the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
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    gardien
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
  6. noun
    a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
    synonyms: réactionnaire
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    réactionnaire
    an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
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