an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
source: WordNet 3.0
a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs
source: WordNet 3.0
a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
source: WordNet 3.0
A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.
