Conservative party

American  

noun

1. 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 British  

noun

1. 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

2. (in Canada) short for Progressive Conservative Party

3. (in other countries) any of various political parties generally opposing change

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Example Sentences

He had previously donated almost £150,000 to the Conservative party.

From BBC

Michael Enea, a political blogger and local campaigner for the Conservative party, said one phone box in Newport was "covered in dirt, muck and moss", describing it as "absolutely apalling".

From BBC

During his time in Parliament, he served as Minister for School Standards in the Department for Education and was appointed as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party last year.

From BBC

The OBR apologised for the error, which Mel Stride, finance spokesman for the main opposition Conservative Party, described the incident as "utterly outrageous" owing to the market sensitive nature of the report.

From Barron's

In late September 2008, as the world and Britain especially was convulsed by its biggest ever financial crisis, the Conservative Party published an obscure pamphlet titled "Reconstruction".

From BBC