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WHIG

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

A supporter of the American Revolution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Whig" is a kind 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)

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