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LiberalLiberal noun [countable] - A minority or Liberals attacked the principle of state welfare, arguing that the state should rather encourage self-help and philanthropy.
- A year ago, the Liberals led by 21 points in the opinion polls.
- And the swing from Tory to Liberal Democrat was highest where turnout was highest.
- In cabinet Unionists pressed the Liberals steadily towards a full policy of conscription, which was finally introduced in May.
- In New Jersey last week, she barely pulled it off. Liberals were not there for her.
- In the country as a whole, the Conservatives won 8,664,000 votes, the Labour Party 8,360,000 and the Liberals 5,300,000.
- It seemed to be in permanent decline, possibly for some of the same reasons as the Liberals after 1918.
- When the Liberals returned to power in 1892, it was generally assumed that Ellis would receive government office.
► Groupingsagitate, verbagitation, nounagitator, nounbipartisan, adjectivebipartite, adjectivebloc, nounBolshevik, nouncapitalism, nouncentrist, adjectivecoalition, nouncommie, nouncommunism, nouncommunist, nouncommunist, adjectiveCon, confederacy, nounconfederate, nounconfederation, nouncongress, nounconservatism, nounDem., disloyal, adjectivedissident, noundivide, verbdivisive, adjectivefascism, nounfascist, nounfederal, adjectivefederate, verbfederation, nounfront, nounginger group, nounhegemony, nounheterodox, adjectiveIndependent, nouninfighting, nouninterest group, nounIRA, nounIron Curtain, the, Lab, Labour, nounleftie, nounleftist, adjectiveleft-of-centre, adjectiveleft-wing, adjectivelefty, nounLib Dem, nounLiberal, nounLiberal Democrats, nounLiberal Party, loyalist, nounLuddite, nounmachine, nounmajority leader, nounminority leader, nounmoderate, adjectivemoderate, nounmonarchist, nounmovement, nounnationalism, nounnationalist, adjectivenationalist, nounNazi, nounneutral, adjectivenon-partisan, adjectivepalace revolution, nounparamilitary, adjectivepartisan, adjectivepartisan, nounparty, nounparty political, adjectiveparty politics, nounpinko, nounpro-, prefixpro-choice, adjectiveR, rabble-rousing, nounradical, nounrally, nounreactionary, adjectiverealign, verbrebel, nounrebellion, nounrebellious, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounrepublican, nounrevolt, nounrevolt, verbrevolutionary, adjectiverevolutionary, nounrightist, adjectiveright-of-centre, adjectiveright-wing, adjectiveroyalist, nounseparatist, nounspecial interest group, nounsplinter group, nounsplit, verbsubcommittee, nounsubversion, nounsuffragette, nounsympathizer, nounsympathy, nountendency, nounTory, nounTrotskyite, nountrue-blue, adjectiveUnionist, nounuprising, nounWhig, nounwing, noun ► the Conservative/Liberal Democrat/Socialist etc leader (=leader of a political party)· the Conservative leader, David Cameron ADJECTIVE► new· On April 7 Modai attended the inaugural conference of his new party, the New Liberals. someone who supports or belongs to the former Liberal Party in Britain or the Liberal Party in Canada—Liberal adjective |