Definitions
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- proper noun politics A member or supporter of a Liberal Party
- proper noun Canada A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
- proper noun UK A
Liberal Democrat . - proper noun UK, dated A
Whig - adjective Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.
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Examples
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I consider David Cameron to be a liberal Conservative, and Nick Clegg to be a conservative Liberal, so they would match each other well, and the combination would help to neutralise extreme elements in both parties.
DK Matai: Concluding Response: Nick Clegg: How to Build a New Economy? 2010
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(That's a liberal Liberal MP, as opposed to today's lot, who are liberals trapped in far-right bodies, velvet gloves inside iron fists.)
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I consider David Cameron to be a liberal Conservative, and Nick Clegg to be a conservative Liberal, so they would match each other well, and the combination would help to neutralise extreme elements in both parties.
DK Matai: Concluding Response: Nick Clegg: How to Build a New Economy? 2010
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I consider David Cameron to be a liberal Conservative, and Nick Clegg to be a conservative Liberal, so they would match each other well, and the combination would help to neutralise extreme elements in both parties.
DK Matai: Concluding Response: Nick Clegg: How to Build a New Economy? 2010
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Europe, and it would seem to make sense then that East would resist the death penalty, but no! - Supposedly liberal New York saw it's death penalty reintroduced by none other than the Liberal party of NY!
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From his statements you can clearly see that he is not the most liberal congressmen, he does not stand in the way of bipartisanship, which means he is exactly what he has always said he is, a politician who can be counted on to respect the other side of the table even when he disagrees and he is not the most Liberal or progressive candidate that has ever run for POTUS.
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But, again, NEVER A LIBERAL, a choice of a Republican that is equally as or too close to caving into via Bi-Partisanship Disease the Liberal as that other Party is never any real choice…. hence Dole, McCain, etc…. election outcomes.
Yes, All Politics Is Local - Dan_McLaughlin’s blog - RedState 2009
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Lest anyone doubt the liberal bias of both the press and academia, try to imagine Robb getting anywhere by conducting the alternative study that I have suggested -- one showing that a young man who's made to feel guilty about his masculinity will adopt more Liberal politics.
Dr. Peter Breggin: Did You Know -- Conservative Men Doubt Their Masculinity? 2008
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If your 'fat liberal' friends are truly Liberal you ain't see'n a bike from them.
The Perfect Storm: Understanding the Bike Boom BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Amongst Canadians on the left, “liberal” is like a dirty word even when not referring to the big L Liberal political party.
Quote: Real Liberty 2006
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