Kuomintang

[ kwoh-min-tang, -tahng; Chinese gwaw-min-dahng ]

noun

1. the dominant political party of China from 1928 to 1949, founded chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and led from 1925 to 1975 by Chiang Kai-shek; the dominant party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949.

Kuomintang

/ ˈkwəʊˈmɪnˈtæŋ /

noun

1. the political party founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1911 and dominant in China from 1928 until 1949 under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek. Since then it has been the official ruling party of Taiwan

Kuomintang

1. A Chinese nationalist ( see nationalism ) political party founded by Sun Yat-sen, which gained control of China in the early twentieth century. Later, under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek , it was defeated by the Chinese communists and became the ruling party of Taiwan , the island to which Chiang and his supporters had fled.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kuomintang¹

< Chinese (Wade-Giles) kuo 2 min 2 tang 3 (pinyin) guómín dǎng “national people's party,” equivalent to guó “nation” + mín “people” + dǎng “party”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kuomintang¹

C20: from Chinese (Mandarin): National People's Party, from kuo nation + min people + tang party

Example Sentences

Proponents of the proposal, backed by two opposition parties — the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People’s Party, also known as the KMT and TPP — say it is necessary to improve government accountability.

From Los Angeles Times

China and Taiwan have had separate governments since the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, retreated to the island after losing a civil war to the Communist Party in 1949.

From Seattle Times

The Nationalists, also known as the Kuomintang or KMT, won 52 of the legislature’s 113 seats in a Jan. 13 election.

From Seattle Times

The Democratic Progressive Party party lost its majority in Taiwan’s parliament, known as the legislative Yuan, in Saturday’s election by one seat, to the opposition Kuomintang, or Nationalist Party.

From Seattle Times

China has refused to acknowledge the result of the election, which left the legislature closely divided between the DPP and the Nationalists, also known as the Kuomintang or KMT.

From Seattle Times