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People's party

American  

noun

U.S. Politics.
  1. a political party (1891–1904), advocating expansion of currency, state control of railroads, the placing of restrictions upon ownership of land, etc.; Populist party.


People's Party British  

noun

  1. history the political party of the Populists

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Aura Salla, member of the European Parliament from Finland in the European People’s Party, said there is a growing acceptance that Europe needs technological sovereignty.

From Slate

Most of the opinion polls published before the election predicted a win for the progressive People's Party.

From BBC

At the national level the People's Party, with nearly 10 million votes, did much better in the party list than Bhumjaithai, with just under six million votes, although this was still a big drop compared to the more than 14 million Move Forward, the previous incarnation of the People's Party, won in 2023.

From BBC

This is where the People's Party, which is relatively new and urban-based, is weaker because it lacks rural networks.

From BBC

At the time, the People's Party justified this strange alliance with its ideological opposite by promising not to join his government, and by extracting from him a pledge to hold a referendum on changing the military-drafted constitution, a priority for the reformists.

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