The Liberal Party (Norwegian: Venstre, V, meaning "left") is a liberal[10][11] and social-liberal[12][13][14] political party in Norway. The party is the oldest in Norway, and has enacted reforms such as parliamentarism, freedom of religion, universal suffrage and state schooling. For most of the late 19th and early 20th century, it was Norway's largest and dominant political party, but in the postwar era it lost most of its support and became a relatively small party.