Conservative party
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a political party in Great Britain founded about 1832 as successor to the Tory party and characterized by moderate progressivism.
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Conservative Party
Conservative Partynoun(in Britain) the major right-wing party, which developed from the Tories in the 1830s. It advocates a mixed economy, and encourages property owning and free enterprise
Conservative party
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In full: Conservative and Unionist Party. (in Britain) the major right-wing party, which developed from the Tories in the 1830s. It advocates a mixed economy, and encourages property owning and free enterprise
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(in Canada) short for Progressive Conservative Party
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(in other countries) any of various political parties generally opposing change
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He and a business partner bought the Talbot, a Conservative party social club, and last year gave it a makeover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Rosindell, who joined the Conservative party aged 14 and had served as an MP since 2001, announced on X that he was resigning to "put country before party".
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
"Reform are welcome to him," a Conservative party source told the PA news agency.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Voters in the constituency of Newark have been reacting to the news their MP Robert Jenrick has been sacked by the Conservative party.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
During these six years he was practically the Parliamentary leader of the Conservative party in Ireland, and of the Irish Conservatives in the House.
From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by William Wilson Hunter
In British politics, Hilton earned a reputation as a zany but genius marketer who pushed the Conservative Party to embrace same-sex marriage and climate-friendlier policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey took part in the talks but Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch could not be there and sent shadow health secretary Stuart Andrew instead.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The main opposition Conservative Party said any help was welcome but called on Burnham to spell out how he planned to pay for the measure, due to come into force in April 2027.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Changing prime minister is not a silver bullet” said Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the opposition Conservative Party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
February 12,1994, was the deadline for registration of all parties, and on that day, Inkatha, the Conservative Party, and the Afrikaner Volksfront failed to sign.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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