Progressive Conservative

adjective

: of or relating to a major political party in Canada traditionally advocating economic nationalism and close ties with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations
Progressive Conservative noun

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Progressive Conservative was in 1944

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“Progressive Conservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Progressive%20Conservative. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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