conservative movement

collocation in English

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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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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofconservativeandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Furthermore, theconservativemovementextends to the local level.
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People joined theconservativemovementfor reasons that are perplexingly numerous and diverse.
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Thus, in the 1960s, a shared anticommunism was what held together the diverse segments of theconservativemovement.
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It is the most reactionary, mostconservativemovementimaginable.
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It sparked considerable debate within theconservativemovement.
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The event has been described as the birthday of theconservativemovement.
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The heroes of theconservativemovementare not those whose names were in the press.
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The paleoconservatives argue that the neocons are illegitimate interlopers in theconservativemovement.
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For years, he was a fixture in the city'sconservativemovement.
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The 1990s saw one victory after another for theconservativemovementin public art and museums.
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The paper has also had a profound impact on the nationalconservativemovementas a whole.
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Over the years, she has become known for her political views, having been an outspoken critic of theconservativemovement.
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Weigel runs a blog covering politics, focusing largely but not exclusively on theconservativemovement, his area of expertise.
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Outside of the academy, the paper has also had an important impact on theconservativemovementas a whole.
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This blurring is very much a product of the merging of the classical liberal and modern conservative positions under the umbrella of theconservativemovement.
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Many of those who popularized this term were initially part of theconservativemovement, but came to separate themselves from the conservatives on certain issues.
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The book and its author played a crucial role in tying together the different factions of the arisingconservativemovementto form a potent political force.
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