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bleu

[< Cdn F]

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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adj.

of or having to do with the Quebec Conservative party or its policies.

Quotations

1876

[It is not for me, mes enfants, to tell you for which party you should vote, but I would have you remember that the place on high (pointing to the heavens) is bleu, while the other (pointing downward) is rouge.]

1900

There are strong Conservatives who would place the maximum Bleu victories at fifteen.

1963

This is especially important in the rural ridings where the very low income segment of the population tends to be more bleu than rouge.