konserbatismo
konserbatísmo with stress marks
conservatism
Usage Note
Konserbatismo is a Spanish loanword (from conservatismo) describing the ideological adherence to traditional institutions and resistance to rapid change. In the Philippine context it is often linked to Catholic Church influence on legislation and social policy, and is used in academic, journalistic, and political discourse.
Examples
" Malakas ang konserbatismo dito. "
Natural Translation
Conservatism is strong here.
Literal Translation
Strong the conservatism here.
" Ang konserbatismo ay malakas pa rin sa maraming probinsya ng bansa. "
Natural Translation
Conservatism is still strong in many provinces of the country.
Literal Translation
The conservatism is strong still in many province of-the country.
" Dahil sa malalim na konserbatismo ng nakararami, mabagal ang pagtanggap sa mga bagong panukalang batas. "
Natural Translation
Because of the deep conservatism of the majority, the acceptance of new proposed laws is slow.
Literal Translation
Because in-the deep conservatism of-the majority, slow the acceptance to-the the-plural new proposed law.
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