Constitutional Union party

noun

, U.S. History.

1. the political party formed in 1859 chiefly by former Whigs to rally moderates desirous of preserving the Union. In 1860 it nominated John Bell for president and Edward Everett for vice president.

Example Sentences

And it may well be that Douglas dallied with the hope that a great Constitutional Union party might be formed.

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