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Liberal Unionist

Liberal Unionist noun: a member of a British political party that broke away from the Liberal Party in 1886 and established a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish home rule.

Noun

Liberal Unionist (plural Liberal Unionists)

  1. (UK, historical) A member of a British political party that broke away from the Liberal Party in 1886 and established a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish home rule.

Forms of Liberal Unionist

pluralLiberal Unionists

Questions about Liberal Unionist

What does Liberal Unionist mean?
Liberal Unionist means a member of a British political party that broke away from the Liberal Party in 1886 and established a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish home rule.
What part of speech is Liberal Unionist?
Liberal Unionist is a noun.
What is the plural of Liberal Unionist?
The plural of Liberal Unionist is Liberal Unionists.

Words near Liberal Unionist in the dictionary

  1. liberal party
  2. Liberal Republican
  3. Liberal Republicans
  4. liberal science
  5. liberal sciences
  6. Liberal Unionist
  7. Liberal Unionists
  8. Liberal Zionism
  9. liberal-minded
  10. liberal-mindedly
  11. liberal-mindedness

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