The term institution commonly applies to both informal institutions such as customs, or behavior patterns important to a society, and to particular formal institutions created by entities such as the government and public services.
The definition of conservative is favoring older, known traditions and resisting any changes. An example of conservative is preferring laws to stay the same. Conservative is defined as a type of statement that is safe or moderate. An example of conservative is an estimate of how much time a job will take.
1 Conservative can mean a narrow view of the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights: Justices appointed for life should be modest in their ambitions. 2  They should stick to the original meaning of the document, avoid activism, and be slow to overturn the workings of the democratic branches.ince they don't control Congress or the White House, conservatives are avoiding the term conservative as they gird for battle over a replacement for Justice Stevens. Instead they say mainstream or centrist.. But this resolves none of the contradictions in their general position on Supreme Court nominees.