单词 | liberal-conservatism |
释义 | Liberal-Conservatismn. Politics. Liberal-Conservative politics. See Liberal-Conservative adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [noun] > Canadian politics > principles or policies Liberal-Conservatism1834 French Canadianism1839 bilingualism1901 Bi and Bi1968 notwithstanding clause1981 1834 Leeds Mercury 27 Dec. 6/3 He addressed the constituency of Stonehouse—alas, alas! for the supremacy of ‘liberal Conservatism’.—with but very little better fortune. 1847 Ld. Cockburn Jrnl. 22 Aug. (1874) II. xiv. 191 I have scarcely been able to detect any Candidate's address which, if professing Conservatism, does not explain that this means ‘Liberal Conservatism’, which signifies something very like Whiggism. 1914 J. L. Morison in A. Shortt & A. G. Doughty Canada & its Provinces V. 85 Canada has ever since been true to liberal-conservatism, although the respective proportions of the two constituent elements have changed from time to time. 1972 N. Harris Competition & Corporate Society iii. 49 Liberal-Conservatism without free trade constituted little more than a negative defence of the status quo. 2005 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 24 Dec. 7 Touchy-feely Liberal-Conservatism has failed to make much of an impression on..the Lib Dem deputy leader of Birmingham City Council. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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