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Conservative political parties vary widely from country to country in the goals they wish to achieve.

Both conservative and liberal parties tend to favor private ownership of property, in opposition to communist, socialist and green parties, which favor communal ownership or laws requiring social responsibility on the part of property owners.

Where conservatives and liberals differ is primarily on social issues.

Conservatives tend to reject behavior that does not conform to some social norm.

For many years, conservative parties fought to stop extension of voting rights to groups such as to non-Christians, non-whites and women.

Modern conservative parties often define themselves by their opposition to liberal or labour parties.

The United States usage of the term conservative is unique to that country.