Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party
(also the Liberal Democrats, also infml the Lib Dems)
the third largest British political party. It was formed in 1988 when the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party joined together. In recent years it has been particularly successful in local government elections and in by-elections. It argues in favour of proportional representation and its leader is Charles Kennedy.
a member or supporter of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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