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Liberty party

American  

noun

U.S. History.
  1. the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.


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But the hours leading up to the vote had revealed deep fissures in Berlusconi’s once dominant People of Liberty party.

From Time Oct. 2, 2013

In that vote, Mr. Letta’s center-left Democratic Party placed first, but without a majority to govern, and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right People of Liberty party placed second.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2013

Berlusconi remains in parliament and could lead the People of Liberty party he founded in the next elections, which are due by April 2013.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 13, 2011

Fini, who had disbanded his national alliance party to form the People of Liberty party with Berlusconi before the 2008 elections, broke with the premier in July 2010 and took dozens of supporters with him.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 13, 2011

The Liberty party formation was the product of this strong tendency in America.

From William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist by Grimké, Archibald Henry

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