Conservative vs. Libertarian

Conservative vs. Libertarian — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Conservative and Libertarian

Conservativenoun

A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.

Libertariannoun

One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.

Conservativenoun

(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.

Libertariannoun

A believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy (‘free market’) and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened; also, a ‘classical liberal’, akin to an ‘anarcho-capitalist’.

Conservativenoun

A political conservative.

Libertariannoun

A left-libertarian, an antiauthoritarian believer in both individual freedom and social justice (social equality and mutual aid), such as a social anarchist.

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Conservativenoun

A fiscal conservative.

Libertariannoun

(philosophy) A believer in the freedom of the thinking beings to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in free will as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined.

Conservativenoun

A social conservative.

Libertarianadjective

Having the beliefs of libertarians; having a relative tendency towards liberty.

Conservativeadjective

Cautious.

Libertarianadjective

(dated) Relating to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.

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Conservativeadjective

Tending to resist change or innovation.

The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.

Libertariannoun

someone who believes the doctrine of free will

Conservativeadjective

Based on pessimistic assumptions.

At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.

Conservativeadjective

Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.

Conservativeadjective

Relating to the Conservative Party.

Conservativeadjective

Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.

Conservativeadjective

Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

Conservativeadjective

(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.

Conservativeadjective

(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.

Conservativeadjective

(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)

Conservativenoun

a person who has conservative ideas or opinions

Conservativeadjective

resistant to change

Conservativeadjective

opposed to liberal reforms

Conservativeadjective

avoiding excess;

a conservative estimate

Conservativeadjective

unimaginatively conventional;

a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business

Conservativeadjective

conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class;

a bourgeois mentality