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- noun Plural form of
Peelite .
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Examples
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By far the greater portion, I am sorry to say, of both sets of persons were what are called Peelites, and not protectionists.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880
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I also told him that I felt the isolated position in which I stood, and indeed in which we who are called Peelites all stand, to be a great evil as tending to prolong and aggravate that parliamentary disorganisation which so much clogs and weakens the working of our government; and I denounced myself as a public nuisance, adding that it would be an advantage if my doctor sent me abroad for the session.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880
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Mr. Gladstone, who with others of the "Peelites," as they were called, had joined the new administration, was Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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From 1830 to 1886 the Liberals (the name the Whigs, Radicals and Peelites accepted as their political label after 1859) had been managed to become almost the party of permanent government with just a couple of Conservative interludes.
Daily Life in the British Parliament: Understanding the Political Parties | Edwardian Promenade 2008
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Mark and Mrs. Sit has occurred to me that a Conservative Liberal Pact would essentially be klike having the old Heathites back or to go back further like having the Peelites re-combined with the rural Tories.
Clegg Shows Brown An Ankle Newmania 2007
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The exception I was thinking about at the time was the abolition of slavery - but that aside you have come up with a pretty slim list - I really don't think that you can have the repeal of the Corn Laws after 31 years and the subsequent departure of the Peelites from the Conservative Party even if we set aside the matter of riots and overwhelming public pressure.
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The Peelites dawdled along with the Liberals and the rebels took the name Conservatives Here we see the very clear danger from the reactionary Hefferish opposition to David Cameron .
Conservative History Group: Douglas Hurd on Peel & Cameron 2007
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Despite this, the Derby government fell as the result of the May elections and was replaced by a coalition of Liberals (Peelites, Irish nationalists, and Whigs) under Palmerston.
1857 2001
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It was Free Trade or Protection, and the Peelites defended their fallen leader,
The Grand Old Man Cook, Richard B 1989
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The Peelites suffered loss too, but Mr. Gladstone was again elected for Oxford University.
The Grand Old Man Cook, Richard B 1989
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