preservationist
noun
a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
preservationism
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a word derived from
preservationist.
Example Sentences
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But the problem is that preservationism in this context is likely to be self-defeating.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
Anderson, known for his modern designs and strong preservationism, helped restore Seattle’s Pike Place Market district and Pioneer Square neighborhood.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
As we use our public lands, we continue to debate whether we should be guided by preservationism or conservationism.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
We have yet to see preservationism bond with environmentalism the way it should, twinning respect for the past with changing mores and technologies.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2014
But preservationism can also tend toward the prissy, the anal and the monomaniacal and become a kind of by-the- book undertaker's approach that makes dead and dying downtowns prettier but not quite alive.
From Time Magazine Archive
