konserbatibo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish conservativo.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: kon‧ser‧ba‧ti‧bo
  • IPA(key): /konseɾbaˈtibo/, [kon.seɾ.bɐˈti.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ibo

Adjective

konserbatibo

  1. conservative (tending to resist change)
    Synonym: makaluma
  2. conservative (cautious)
  3. (politics) conservative (supporting fiscal, political or social conservatism)
    • 1997, Renato Constantino, Ang bagong lumipas:
      Bagaman naging mainit ang kampanya sa halalan, ang paligsahang elektoral sa kalahatan ay humangga lamang sa mayayaman at konserbatibong pamilya sa lalawigan
      Although the electoral campaigns were heated, the electoral competition in general only appealed to the rich and conservative families in the province.

Noun

konserbatibo

  1. (politics) conservative
    • 1995, Dante G. Guevarra, Manggagawa sa kasaysayan, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 67:
      Nahati ang Kongreso sa dalawa: ang mga konserbatibo, sa isang panig, at ang mga radikal na lider at unyonista sa kabila.
      Congress was split between conservatives on one side, and the radical leaders and unionists on the other.

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