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1. Oath of Abjuration in abjuration, n. View full entry 1612
...a legally binding vow to abjure (in various senses); (Eng. Hist.) an oath disclaiming allegiance to James, son of James II, or his descendants as claimants to the English (later...
2. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry 1866
...Polit. A member of a group of British MPs who in 1866 opposed a programme of parliamentary reform intended to extend the franchise, and seceded from the ruling Liberal...
3. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry 1866
...attrib. Of, relating to, or resembling an Adullamite or the Adullamites (chiefly in sense A. 2); rebellious, dissenting....
4. all-night sitting in all-night, n. and adj. View full entry 1861
...(in a legislative assembly, etc.) a session of business, esp. a parliamentary debate, which continues into or throughout the night....
5. Anglicanism, n. View full entry 1829
...The pursuit or advocacy of English political or economic interests (in quots., to the exclusion of Irish interests or welfare). Cf. Anglican2. Obs....
6. Anglicism, n. View full entry 1873
...English (or British) political principles or methods of administration. Obs....
7. ˈannist, n. View full entry 1730
...A partisan of Queen Anne....
8. † anti-Birmingham | anti-Bromingham, n. View full entry 1681
...An anti-Whig, a Tory; a nickname given to opponents of the Exclusion Bill in 1680; its supporters, who claimed to be ‘true Protestants,’ being ironically nicknamed by the Tories, ‘Birmingham...
9. † antiparliaˈmental, adj. View full entry 1643
...Opposed to (the Long) Parliament....
10. antiparliamenˈtarian, adj. (and n.) View full entry 1845
...= antiparliamentary1....
11. antiparliaˈmentary, adj. View full entry 1643
...Opposed to (the Long) Parliament or the parliamentary party. Obs. or Hist....
12. † antiparliamenˈteer, n. View full entry 1643
...A writer or speaker against (the Long) Parliament....
13. † aproˈneer, n. View full entry 1659
...One who wears an apron; a shopman or mechanic. (Used contemptuously of the Parliamentary party during the Civil Wars: cf. green aprongreen4a.)...
14. Asquithian, adj. and n. View full entry 1910
...Pertaining to, resembling, or supporting Asquith as leader of the Liberal party or, later, as leader of a group of the divided party....
15. Asquithian, adj. and n. View full entry 1928
...A supporter of Asquith....
16. Audit Commission in audit, n. View full entry 1866
...an independent body that monitors and evaluates the performance or practices of a particular organization; (Brit.Polit.) an independent body established in 1983 to supervise and advise on...
17. ˈbaronist, n. View full entry 1611
...An adherent of the Barons' party....
18. bewhig in be-, prefix View full entry 1832
...to convert into a whig....
19. Bennite, adj. and n. View full entry 1975
...Of or pertaining to the Labour politician Tony Benn (b. 1925); supporting Mr. Benn, the left-wing policies associated with him, or such policies in general....
20. Bennite, adj. and n. View full entry 1976
...A supporter of (the policies of) Mr. Benn, or of policies considered to be towards the left wing of Labour Party thinking....
