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| Con·ser·va·tive Par·ty |
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1. main U.K. right-wing political party: in the United Kingdom, the principal right-of-center political party. It supports low personal taxation, home ownership, and free-market principles. It was founded in the early 1830s as a successor to the Tory Party.
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2. Canadian right-wing political party: in Canada, the Conservative Party of Canada, or, formerly, the Progressive Conservative Party
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3. political party opposed to change: in countries other than the United Kingdom and Canada, a political party that is opposed to change
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