KMT

See also: kmt

English

Proper noun

KMT

1. (politics, China, Taiwan) Abbreviation of Kuomintang.

   Coordinate terms: CCP, CPC, DPP, SDP

   • 1998, John F. Copper, Taiwan's Mid-1990s elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy‎^[1], Praeger Publishers, →ISBN, page 3:

     All of the parties could and did claim victories. The ruling KMT won the governorship and the mayorship of Kaohsiung. Naturally KMT leaders boasted of these wins. In particular, they noted that Kaohsiung had been a stronghold of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party. The DPP won the mayorship of Taipei. This was a major triumph. The NP's candidate was second in the Taipei mayoral context and the NP did well in the Taipei City Council race. Taiwan's new political party thus seemed to be off to a good start in winning support at the ballot box. Finally, the cause of democracy won.

   • 2018 June 8, Scott Morgan, “Former Mayor in Kinmen County, Taiwan sentenced to 11 years on bribery charges”, in Taiwan News‎^[2], archived from the original on 14 June 2018, Society‎^[3]:

     The Supreme Court sentenced former KMT Mayor of Jinsha Township (金沙鎮) in Kinmen County (金門縣) to 11 years in prison on bribery and abuse of public office charges.

   • 2023 March 19, Nien-han Liao, “Whampoa academy arguments redundant”, in Taipei Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 March 2023, Editorials, page 8‎^[5]:

     In 1950, it moved to Fengshan after Chengdu fell into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government relocated to Taiwan.

   • 2024 April 10, Helen Davidson, “China and Taiwan are destined for ‘reunification’, Xi tells former president”, in The Guardian‎^[6], →ISSN:

     The Kuomintang (KMT) opposition party, of which Ma remains a senior member, also rejects reunification but advocates for closer ties with China as the way to preserve peace. Ma is one of the party’s most China-friendly figures.

Anagrams

• Mkt., TMK, mkt.