保守派(ほしゅは)

ほしゅは
noun
conservatives; the conservative faction
politics
1. conservatives; the conservative faction
The group, within a party or in politics generally, that favors keeping traditions and existing institutions.
保守派(ほしゅは)の議員(ぎいん)。
A conservative lawmaker.
保守派(ほしゅは)が反対(はんたい)している。
The conservatives are opposed.
党内(とうない)の保守派(ほしゅは)と改革派(かいかくは)の対立(たいりつ)が深(ふか)まっている。
The conflict between the conservatives and the reformers within the party is deepening.

保守(ほしゅ) (conservatism) + 〜派(は) (faction). The opposite is 革新派(かくしんは) (progressives) or 改革派(かいかくは) (reformers), depending on the context.

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Usage

〜派(は) makes a word for a faction or camp: 改革派(かいかくは) (reformers), 穏健派(おんけんは) (moderates), 強硬派(きょうこうは) (hardliners), and casually 犬派(いぬは) / 猫派(ねこは) "a dog person / a cat person."

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