Here's the meaning, whether you like those liberal --- that write dictionaries or not:
adjective 1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
2. cautiously moderate or purposefully low: a conservative estimate.
3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: conservative suit.
4. (often initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Conservative party.
5. (initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Conservative Jews or Conservative Judaism.
6. having the power or tendency to conserve; preservative.
7. Mathematics. (of a vector or vector function) having curl equal to zero; irrotational; lamellar.
–noun 8. a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
9. a supporter of conservative political policies.
2006-09-03 08:16:35 · 3 answers · asked by voltaire 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Again, it's the other half of the balance. Liberals support flexibility and change. Conservatives support stability and structure.
Too much of one without the other leads to problems, in both directions.
2006-09-03 08:20:59 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bear in mind that "liberal" is not the opposite of "conservative." "Liberal" means 'generous' and its opposite (look it up) is "mean."
2006-09-03 08:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by Steve H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are the only people in our right minds...
2006-09-03 08:23:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋