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.

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Meanings

nounLiberal Unionist (plural Liberal Unionists)

plural Liberal Unionists

  1. UKhistoricalgovernmentA 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.
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