unionist party
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unionist
adjective
uk/ˈjuː.ni.ən.ɪst/us/ˈjuː.ni.ən.ɪst/
supporting or relating to the policy that the countries of the UK should remain united, especially that Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ...
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party
noun
uk/ˈpɑː.ti/us/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a ...
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It is interesting to note the new collusion between the interests of the independent nationalist party and the previously self-proclaimedunionistparty.
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Representatives of the unionist parties have talked about double standards, and these cannot be denied.
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That is a threat to the leaders of the two unionist parties if they believe that they can do nothing about it and that that is the only option.
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However, there were occasions when it did not follow the same course as other right-wing or unionist parties.
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In my view, the majority of trade unionists do not approve of the political policy of the tradeunionistparty.
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It is not only aunionistpartyin that sense, but a centralist party.
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That is the essence of aunionistparty.
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Or are their claims to be aunionistpartyfalse?
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They should not be used cynically as a bargaining counter in the present negotiations and it should not be left to the mainunionistpartyto say as much.
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The overriding salience of the communal divide is illustrated by the negligible levels of cross-religion support for nationalist and unionist parties.
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Within the unionist bloc, economic 'left-right' issues formed the main ideological division between the two major unionist parties.
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Opinion was more divided amongst unionists regarding the parties' defence of unionism, with each unionist party's supporters judging their party to be the most effective defender of their interests.
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It appeared at first sight that the substance of the preconditions for talks, for which the unionist parties had been pressing, had been met.
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I am applying my mind to the record of the unionist parties, the members of which have spoken today.
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The statement issued by the unionist parties, which described the agreement as a joint authority, is manifestly wide of the mark.
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