Unionist Party

noun

1. (formerly, in Northern Ireland) the major Protestant political party, closely identified with union with Britain. It formed the Northern Ireland Government from 1920 to 1972 See also Ulster Democratic Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Council

Example Sentences

Ulster Unionist Party assembly member Doug Beattie said he found it "hard to believe" that O'Neill "didn’t notice her former colleague" at the Stormont event.

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"Further investment has been committed by the executive, and this significant funding will help unlock the region's economic potential by creating jobs, advancing key infrastructure projects, and driving economic growth," the Democratic Unionist Party politician added.

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When Rev Good's book was published, the former Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey said it showed that at the time the DUP was "telling lies".

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Belfast City Council is investigating after a painting of former lord mayor and Democratic Unionist Party peer Lord Wallace Browne was removed at the weekend.

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It comes as a government taskforce is set up to tackle the issue, but Ulster Unionist Party MP Robin Swann has stressed Northern Ireland must not be “an afterthought”.

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