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- noun UK a member of the
Liberal Democrats political party
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Examples
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Gordon Brown called the Liberal Democrat leader 'arrogant' for talking about what he might do in the event of a hung parliament.
Home 2010
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Going out with a Liberal Democrat could be a frustrating experience: one-third (33 per cent) will make you wait until the fifth date or - if you can imagine such a torment - even longer.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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He called the Liberal Democrat partnership with the Tories "a pact with the devil".
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Mr. Skinner called Liberal Democrat MP David Owen a "pompous sod" in Parliament.
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The MEP from whose these words spouted were, according to reports from inside, was none other than chief 'Liberal Democrat' himself Graham Watson MEP.
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The MEP from whose these words spouted were, according to reports from inside, was none other than chief 'Liberal Democrat' himself Graham Watson MEP.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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The row quickly subsided, a ballot of all members was arranged and, in the autumn, the Party agreed to 'Liberal Democrat' by an overwhelming vote.
Liberal Burblings 2009
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This kind of Liberal Democrat platform could have far more successfully exploited unease with Michael Howard’s campaign and the Tory tone in 2005 than the one they ran on.
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Indeed, it was as a result of pressure from Liberal Democrat MPs that the emission reduction target for 2050 was raised to 80% following advice from the independent Committee on Climate Change.
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The Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson memorably dispatched this slur on Question Time recently, where she explained to a reactionary fellow panellist that if she had agreed to pick her up a Mars from the canteen but returned with a Twix because they had sold out, she would still have one chocolate bar.
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