Parnellite
- a word derived from Parnell.
Example Sentences
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A distinguished public man has been called to office by the Parnellite vote.
From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various
Each day men became more and more engrossed with the great question of the winter—the new election—more indifferent to the business of the Session; the Parnellite party more exultant and defiant.
From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various
Parnellite obstruction has revealed rather than caused the weakness of government by Parliament.
From England's Case Against Home Rule by Dicey, Albert Venn
The Parnellite, it has been said, is essentially an Opportunist.
From About Ireland by Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn)
It needed resolution for a man to be a Parnellite, all the more because the whole force of the Catholic Church was thrown against them, and in some instances disgraceful methods were used.
From John Redmond's Last Years by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
