ministerialist
Britishnoun
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A year later, after the change of government at Ottawa, a Quebec ministerialist again moved in the House of Commons the resolution of censure.
From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Skelton, Oscar Douglas
Roby the ministerialist, sitting at the end of the table between his sister-in-law and Mrs. Happerton, was very confidential respecting the Government and parliamentary affairs in general.
From The Prime Minister by Trollope, Anthony
Mr. Horner, the late high sheriff, and a staunch ministerialist, came forward to propose an amendment, which, after some little hacking and hammering, he read.
From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 by Hunt, Henry
Lord Eldon, for instance, is known to be a thorough-paced ministerialist: his opinion is only that of his party.
From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William
Selwyn was a ministerialist, though he seems to have kept a cooler head than many of his friends.
From George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life by Roscoe, E. S.
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