Democratic Unionist Party, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDemocratic Unionist Party, thethe Democratic Unionist PartyDem·o·crat·ic U·nion·ist Par·ty, the // a Protestant political party in Northern Ireland. Its members are loyalists who believe very strongly that Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK, and are opposed to Roman Catholic parties having any political power. The party currently shares power with Sinn Fein.