Liberal party
a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
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How to use Liberal party in a sentence
The leadership of the Liberal party of Canada is open, and the son of the late Pierre Trudeau is seeking the job.
Historically, Likud has been a Liberal party committed to “greater Israel.”
When the ALP was taken over by the communists, it broke away and helped form the Liberal party.
The Jewish Daily Forward Defined the Word Obama’s Now Using as a Slogan | Seth Lipsky | May 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThough a pacifist and Liberal party mayoral candidate, he was smeared as a “medic to guerrillas.”
Hector Abad On “Oblivion: A Memoir,” a Memorial to His Murdered Father | Maya Jaggi | April 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe subsequently ran in the general election as a Liberal party candidate—and won.
In parliament he continued to lend the most effective help to the Liberal party.
As for patronage, it has been said that no appointment was ever solicited for anyone by a member of the Liberal party.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 | VariousAll this is done too, in the 19th century, and by those who claim to be the only enlightened and Liberal party on the continent.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeThe result of the elections, which were held on September 21, 1911, was the crushing defeat of the Liberal party.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. SkeltonIn saying this Mr. O'Mahony expressed the feeling of the club, and the feeling of the Liberal party generally.
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for Liberal Party
one of the former major political parties in Britain; in 1988 merged with the Social Democratic Party to form the Social and Liberal Democrats; renamed the Liberal Democrats in 1989
one of the major political parties in Australia, a conservative party, generally opposed to the Labor Party
one of the major political parties in Canada, generally representing viewpoints between those of the Progressive Conservative Party and the New Democratic Party
any other party supporting liberal policies
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