Mugwump

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person who acts independently or remains neutral, especially in politics.
  • n. A Republican who bolted the party in 1884, refusing to support presidential candidate James G. Blaine.
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  • n. An independent neutral politician, especially in reference to the 1884 U.S. presidential election.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent.
  • n. A person who is undecided about an issue, especially a political one; a person who takes a neutral stance on an issue; a fence-sitter.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An Indian chief, an Indian leader.
  • n. A person of importance; a man of consequence; a leader.
  • n. Hence— A person who thinks himself of consequence; a self-important man: a humorous or satirical use of the preceding.
  • n. [In a “song” following the above, in the “negro” dialect, the same person is referred to as “ole mug,” and “honest, honest, mugwump coon.”]
  • n. [capitalized] In United States political history, one of the Independent members of the Republican party who in 1884 openly refused to support the nominee (June 6th) of that party for the presidency of the United States, and either voted for the Democratic or the Prohibitionist candidate or abstained from voting.
  • n. In general, an independent.
  • Of or pertaining to a mugwump (in sense 2 ).
  • [See also note following the first quotation under I., 2.]
  • Of or pertaining to a political mugwump (in sense 3 or 4).
  • To act like a mugwump; assert one's independence.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
  • n. someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    individualist    politician    Pol.    political leader    politico   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    independent    fence-sitter   
     
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