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Progressive Conservative party

American  

noun

  1. a political party in Canada characterized by conservatism.


Progressive Conservative Party British  

noun

  1. (in Canada) a major political party with conservative policies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Leader of the Progressive Conservative party from 1983 to 1993, Mulroney served almost a decade as prime minister after he was first elected in 1984.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

The current Conservative party was formed by the 2003 merger of populist Reform Party and the centrist Progressive Conservative party, which would go on to win three consecutive elections between 2006 to 2011.

From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2022

As leader of the Progressive Conservative party, MacKay helped form the current Conservative Party of Canada after the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Western-based Canadian Alliance in 2003.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2020

The Progressive Conservative party leader and former journalist, Dennis King, is well-liked and seen as a moderate voice – and has slowly chipped away at Bevan-Baker’s outsized lead.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2019

Mr. Ford, who took over the reins of the Progressive Conservative party in March, had seemed like a shoo-in.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2018

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who also leads the province’s Progressive Conservative Party, urged forceful pushback.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2025

Mulroney led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and served nearly nine years as prime minister between 1984 and 1993.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

He was also president of the Ukrainian World Congress in Canada from 1983 to 1988, and was once the vice-president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023

Phillips, a member of the ruling Progressive Conservative Party in the Canadian province, admitted this week that he travelled to the French island of St. Barts on Dec. 13, after the legislative session ended.

From Reuters ● Dec. 31, 2020

In the 1988 elections, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, had won a second majority with 169 seats out of 295 in the House of Commons.

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