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Blue

• 1 n. a Quebec Conservative, so called because the traditional color of the Conservative party is blue.

  See also: Bleu  Red (def. 2)  

  • 1864  The fact is, there is to be a coalition between the clear grits of Upper Canada and the Blues of Lower Canada.
  • 1896  A Lieut.-Governor and one or two cabinets were dismissed in Quebec because they were not of the blues. . . .
  • 1958  My family has voted Rouge for years. The Liberals have done more for the average man than the Blues.

• 2 n. Fur Trade, Hist. an officer of the Hudson's Bay Company, so called from the color of the uniform.

  See also: Sky Blue  

  • 1938  The officers of the Hudson's Bay Company were formerly known as "Blues" or "Sky Blues" from the colour of their uniforms. The Nor'Westers were similarly known as "Greys." The names were still occasionally used after the union in 1821.