Libs

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Libs is a common shorthand for the Liberal Party of Canada, a major centrist to center-left political party in Canadian federal politics.

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Label Occurrences
Libs canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
political party
abbreviationType informal shorthand
associatedIdeologyFamily liberalism
social liberalism
associatedWith Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Canadian federal government

House of Commons of Canada
Parliament of Canada
contrastsWith Canadian Conservative Party
surface form: Conservative Party of Canada

Canadian New Democratic Party
surface form: New Democratic Party
country Canada
hasAbbreviationFor Liberal Party of Canada
surface form: Liberal Party of Canada MPs
hasOfficialColour red
ideology centre-left politics
centrism
languageOfName English
operatesIn Canadian federal politics
politicalOrientation pro–multiculturalism
pro–parliamentary democracy
pro–welfare state
positionInPoliticalSpectrum centre to centre-left
refersTo Liberal Party of Canada
refersToOrganizationType federal political party
region North America
shortFor Liberal Party of Canada
usedAs party label in political commentary
usedBy Canadian media
Canadian voters
usedInContext federal elections in Canada

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.