conservatief

Definitions of conservatief
  1. noun
    a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
    synonyms: conservatieveling
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    antonyms:
    liberaal
    a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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    kapitalist, plutocraat
    a conservative advocate of capitalism
    reactionair
    an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
    buitenspeler, rechtsbuiten, rechtsvoor, vleugelspeler
    a member of a right wing political party
    fascist, zwarthemd, zwarthemden
    an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
    Tory, monarchist, royalist
    an advocate of the principles of monarchy
    type of:
    meerderjarige, volwassene
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  2. noun
    a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
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    type of:
    buitenspeler, rechtsbuiten, rechtsvoor, vleugelspeler
    a member of a right wing political party
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