DCHP-3

Liberal ((n.))

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n. — Hist.

in colonial times, a member of the faction opposing the governor and his Tory followers.

See: Reformer(def. 1)

Quotations

1832
We shall first notice the slanderous imputations cast upon the Liberals, that they are a discontented set of men, ever on the watch to find occasion for complaint and clamour.
1858
The Tories and Liberals are working lustily for the "loaves and fishes."
2n.

in modern contexts, a member or supporter of the Liberal Party (def. 2).

See: Liberal Party(def. 2)

Quotations

1867
They will have a working majority of clear grit Liberals, independently of a tail composed of "loose fish," "middle-men," or "independent members,"--varieties of an order of politicians of which Mr. Cornelius Howatt is the type.
1927
Ominously for the Force, the Liberals, as opposition in 1919, had criticized the Conservative policies, especially their handling of the strike, and consequently, the Force.
1963
Ken Brydon [said] that the Liberals continue to play "on again, off again Finnegan" with medicare.