National Party

British  

noun

1. (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties

2. Former name: National Country Party.  (in Australia) a political party drawing its main support from rural areas

3. (in South Africa) a political party composed mainly of centre-to-right-wing Afrikaners, which ruled from 1948 until the country's first multiracial elections in 1994: renamed the New National Party (NNP) in 1999 See also Progressive Federal Party United Party

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Example Sentences

The largest party is currently the Scottish National Party led by John Swinney.

From BBC

Honduran President Nasry Asfura of the center-right National Party took office in January after the electorate turned out the pro-Cuba Libre Party.

From The Wall Street Journal

The national party should help the Texas state party compete.

From Salon

Lorraine Beardmore, leader of the Conservative group, said Edwards' decision had come as a shock and that it was disappointing that he no longer felt the national party aligned with his beliefs.

From BBC

They had to unify the polarised factions of the party and manage an increasingly toxic relationship with their coalition partner of eight decades, the National Party - a small but vocal and often mutinous cohort of rural MPs.

From BBC