| 单词 | scottish national party |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish National Party Scottish National Party n. a political party dedicated to representing the interests of the people of Scotland, and especially to seeking autonomy for Scotland; (now) spec. a political party formed in 1934 by the amalgamation of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party, which advocates independence from the United Kingdom (abbreviated SNP); cf. Scottish nationalist adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > nationalist parties Scottish National Party1846 Scottish nationalist1850 Welsh Nationalist Party1886 Plaid1928 Scottish Nationalist Party1928 S.N.P.1935 Plaid Cymru1949 Mebyon Kernow1962 Mec Vannin1966 1846 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 20 Jan. In Scotland, only separated from England by an imaginary line, a Scottish national party exists. 1896 Glasgow Herald 27 July 9/4 The more they studied Burns the more they would be convinced that there was only one party for Scotland, and that was a Scottish National Party. 1934 Times 26 Feb. 16/5 Resolutions were unanimously passed at a conference of the National Party of Scotland in Glasgow approving of a union with the Scottish Party, subject to that Party's agreement, the united parties to be called the Scottish National Party. 1973 Scotsman 12 Jan. 9/2 Mr. Douglas Drysdale, a former vice-chairman of the Scottish National Party, has been appointed..for liaison among other nationalist bodies in Scotland. 2007 Irish Times 5 May 11 The Scottish National Party was celebrating a historic victory last night, after edging ahead of Labour by just one seat to become the largest party in the new parliament at Holyrood. < as lemmas |
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