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	Conservative Party (Con\|ser¦va\|tive Party) noun a political party promoting free enterprise and private ownership, in particular a major British party that since the Second World War has been in power 1951–64, 1970-4, and 1979–97. It emerged from the old Tory Party under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and 1840s.		Search results in the dictionary Progressive Conservative Party More results » More words in this category AAU BIFU BUAV Central Powers ENSA Fifth Republic Forestry Commission Holy Alliance Muslim League Organization of Central American States OSS Primrose League RM RSNC Russian Orthodox Church Third Reich United Nations United Presbyterian Church VA Voluntary Service Overseas Nearby Words conservancy conservation conservation area conservation of charge conservation of energy conservation of mass conservationist conservative Conservative Judaism Conservative Party conservatoire conservator conservatorium conservatory conserve consider considerable considerably considerate