Liberal Unionist

noun

a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after

Derived FormsLiberal Unionism, noun

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Examples from the Web for liberal unionist

Historical Examples

Compact or no compact, his claim upon the Liberal-Unionist vote was strong.
Lord Randolph Churchill
Winston Spencer Churchill
Their votes had contributed four-fifths of the poll of all the Liberal-Unionist members in the city.
Lord Randolph Churchill
Winston Spencer Churchill
The one important new development concerned the Liberal-Unionist organization.
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Liberal Unionist

Examples from the Web for liberal unionist

Historical Examples

Compact or no compact, his claim upon the Liberal-Unionist vote was strong.

Their votes had contributed four-fifths of the poll of all the Liberal-Unionist members in the city.

The one important new development concerned the Liberal-Unionist organization.