Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.

(nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) Conservation (condition of being conserved).

(mathematics) The condition of being conservative

Synonym of conservation

(chiefly politics, informal, derogatory, rare) The state of being conservative, said as if it were due to a disease or affliction.

One who favors a balanced budget, preferring spending cuts or tax increases to borrowing, and wants to decrease government size, and promote a free market.

(politics) Alternative form of Conservative Party

(US, Canada) One who favors a specific set of social policies, generally including opposition to birth control, abortion rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and sexual permissiveness, often based on a particular reading of Christian values.

(medicine) A treatment that does not include any operation or intervention.

(Canada, politics) A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.