WHIG PARTY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

party; political party (an organization to gain political power)

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