Library / English Dictionary

MUGWUMP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

Synonyms:

fencesitter; independent; mugwump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mugwump" is a kind of...):

individualist (a person who pursues independent thought or action)

Domain category:

government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mugwump" is a kind of...):

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)

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