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Whig
DEFINITIONS OF:
Whig
1
n
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
Type of:
Englishman
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
liberal
,
liberalist
,
progressive
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
n
a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War
Type of:
pol
,
political leader
,
politician
,
politico
a person active in party politics
n
a supporter of the American Revolution
Type of:
admirer
,
booster
,
champion
,
friend
,
protagonist
,
supporter
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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