Orangeman
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Orangemen
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a member of a secret society formed in the north of Ireland in 1795, having as its object the maintenance and political ascendancy of Protestantism.
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a Protestant of Northern Ireland.
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A man of many contradictions, Trimble was the opera buff who adored Elvis Presley, the diehard Protestant "Orangeman" turned consensus politician, a stiff, sometimes bad-tempered public figure who could be warm and witty in private.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2022
The Orangeman is a Hoya, and if that’s the case, what in the world makes sense anymore?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2018
In David Ireland’s play, directed by Vicky Featherstone, Eric, a protestant and lifelong Orangeman, gets a nasty surprise.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2018
A former Ulster Unionist leader and Orangeman David Trimble attended a funeral mass in Donegal for some of the victims of the Omagh bomb in 1998 without any action being taken.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2011
The father of John Tyndall was an Orangeman and had in a glass case a bit of the flag carried at the Battle of the Boyne.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists by Elbert Hubbard
However, due to residents' protests, which were not sanctioned, the 35 Orangemen permitted to march were unable to do so.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The Portadown Orangemen want to overturn the Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant's intervention on Friday night, which came after he received advice from the chief constable.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
One proposed compromise, he said, would have allowed the Orangemen to complete one final march along the Garvaghy Road, on the condition it would not apply to march the route again.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Police again stopped the Orangemen from proceeding on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Why don’t you go up to Belfast and see what the Orangemen will do for you, ah?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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