Liberal Unionist

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Liberal Unionism noun

Example Sentences

Davy Wilson, who runs logistics company Freight Partnership, describes himself as a "liberal unionist".

From BBC

A liberal unionist, he was sympathetic to workers' rights.

From BBC

“The real story of the night is the Alliance Party in the middle, which is now our third-largest party,” said Newton Emerson, a political commentator in Northern Ireland, who describes himself as a “liberal unionist.”

From New York Times

Ms Arrimadas, who heads the Catalan wing of the liberal unionist Citizens party, said it was "hate speech".

From BBC

At the age of 21 he decided to live in England, where he married an English cousin, Evelina, and became a member of Parliament for the Liberal Unionist Party in 1885.

From New York Times