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conservative

[kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv] / kənˈsɜr və tɪv /




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Orbán became Fidesz leader in 1993, and was already pushing it to the centre right by the time the conservative MDF lost power in 1994.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Mitsotakis's conservative party leads in opinion polls, but is not expected to secure an absolute majority.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But many cases are close-run things, and as the wide variety of conservative opinions show, there are often many sound positions and approaches to choose from.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Deavers notes that these estimates are likely conservative.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

But he seemed too conservative, and he was thirty-four to her twenty-one—well beyond the age she had imagined for a husband.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers