conservative circles

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conservative
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɜː.və.tɪv/us
/kənˈsɝː.və.t̬ɪv/
not usually liking or trusting change, especially ...
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circle
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəl/us
/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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Varying between the ideas of constitutionalism and the revival of an absolute monarchy, he neither gained the support of liberal nor of conservative circles.
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It aroused the hostility of more conservative circles and was shut down in 1821, but reopened in 1842.
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The book was praised in many conservative circles.
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From 1850 on, his works were extremely popular and especially beloved in conservative circles.
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Rumors were rife, especially in conservative circles, that the order secretly ran the government, and was the main source of materialistic and anti-clerical propaganda.
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This provoked considerable opposition, especially in conservative circles.
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Klemperer's performances and their modern mise-en-scne were ahead of their time and raised the opposition by conservative circles.
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Eminent in liberal and conservative circles, it vied for the top sales spot in the eighties, but today trails its left-of-center competitors by a margin, though still retaining its influence.
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These found no support in conservative circles.
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On the other hand, conservative circles condemned him as an immoral, unpatriotic and subversive blasphemer; as he became the lynchpin of criticism against modernity in its entirety.
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Hilleary had a very conservative voting record and was very popular in conservative circles within his party.
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Wallerstein's theory has also provoked harsh criticism, not only from neo-liberal or conservative circles but even some historians who say that some of his assertions may be historically incorrect.
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