Terminology

Just for fun we like to define things. Most of the definitions here are taken from Google results.

conservative

con·serv·a·tive kənˈsərvədiv

Adjective

• holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.

• (of an estimate) purposely low for the sake of caution.

Noun

• a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics.

• a supporter or member of the Republican of The United States of America or a similar party in another country.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat ‘conserved,’ from the verb conservare (see conserve). Current senses date from the mid 19th century onward.

liberal

lib·er·al ˈlib(ə)rəl

Adjective

• open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.

• (in a political context) favoring maximum individual liberty in political and social reform.

• regarding many traditional beliefs as dispensable, invalidated by modern thought, or liable to change.

Noun

• a person of liberal views.

• a supporter or member of a Liberal Party.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man).’ The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man,’ hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense, ‘generous’ (sense 4 of the adjective), gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint,’ leading to sense 1 of the adjective (late 18th century).

sexism

sex·ism ˈsek-ˌsi-zəm

Noun

• prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially: discrimination against women

• behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex