Conservative party

noun

1. a political party in Great Britain founded about 1832 as successor to the Tory party and characterized by moderate progressivism.

Conservative Party

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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".

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DMGT’s flagship Daily Mail is known for its support of Britain’s Conservative Party and a heavy focus on breaking and celebrity news.

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Former cabinet minister Lord Michael Gove has apologised on behalf of the then-government and Conservative Party for "mistakes made" during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Conservative Party and others are concerned it will lead to more investigations of military veterans.

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