(in Britain) a political party with centrist policies; established in 1988 as the Social and Liberal Democrats when the Liberal Party merged with the Social Democratic Party; renamed Liberal Democrats in 1989
Examples of 'Liberal Democrats' in a sentence
Liberal Democrats
Senior Liberal Democrats have been scathing about plans to extend police and intelligence services powers to the internet.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yesterday it emerged that a former aide who stayed in his home during the leadership campaign has defected to the Liberal Democrats.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The Liberal Democrats demanded the coalition agreement stipulate that new nuclear stations should receive no public subsidy.