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  Liberal party

  noun

  a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
• Liberal Party
  Liberal Party

  noun

  one of the former major political parties in Britain; in 1988 merged with the Social Democratic Party to form the Social and Liberal Democrats; renamed the Liberal Democrats in 1989

Liberal party

American  

noun

1. a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.

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Liberal Party British  

noun

1. one of the former major political parties in Britain; in 1988 merged with the Social Democratic Party to form the Social and Liberal Democrats; renamed the Liberal Democrats in 1989

2. one of the major political parties in Australia, a conservative party, generally opposed to the Labor Party

3. one of the major political parties in Canada, generally representing viewpoints between those of the Progressive Conservative Party and the New Democratic Party

4. any other party supporting liberal policies

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After the March election, the Social Democrats' main right-wing rival, the Liberal party Venstre, also had their worst results for over a century, with just 10.1%, falling behind the Green Left SF.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

"We're trying, actually, to get rid of screens as much as possible," says Joar Forsell, an education spokesperson for the Liberal party whose leader is Sweden's education minister.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Carney extended an invitation to the King earlier this year and announced the visit shortly after his Liberal party won Canada's general election in April.

From BBC ● May 26, 2025

Senior advisers have hailed her ability to work a room of either seven or 700, and she has long held ambitions to run for Liberal party leader, close friends told Canadian magazine Macleans.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

Of course I don't mean of the 'whipper-in' of the Liberal party, but of one rescued from fire.

From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence

Carney’s Liberal Party has a 12-point lead over the Conservative Party, according to a poll this week by Ottawa-based Abacus Data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney cemented his hold on power after electoral victories Monday night and defections to his Liberal Party caucus over the past six months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party is poised to secure a majority in parliament in by-elections Monday, but a year into his tenure, hints of vulnerability may be emerging.

From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026

Members of his own Liberal Party have openly criticised his handling of the events.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

I later visited Patrick Duncan, the editor and publisher of the liberal weekly Contact, a founding member of the Liberal Party, and one of the first white defiers during the Defiance Campaign.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela