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Ulster Unionist Council

British  

noun

  1. a Northern Irish political party advocating the maintenance of union with the UK

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"The unionists and Protestants of counties Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal were disgusted with the decision of the Ulster Unionist Council to abandon them, as they saw it, and many left the Ulster Unionist Council as a result."

From BBC

The Ulster Unionist Council came to accept that would mean sacrificing counties Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan, which each had Catholic majorities, most of whom traditionally voted for nationalists.

From BBC

Carson announced his decision to stand down from the unionist leadership at a meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council.

From BBC

The Ulster Unionist Council had appropriated $5,000,000 for volunteer widows and orphans.

From Project Gutenberg

I doubt if there are any more democratic organizations than those of the Ulster Unionist Council, the Unionist Clubs, and the Orangemen.

From Project Gutenberg