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MugwumpMember of the reform faction of the early Republican Party. In 1884 the Mugwumps refused to support the Republican presidential candidate, James Blaine, whom they considered politically corrupt, and campaigned instead for Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland, whom they saw as a reformer. The term, derived from an Indian word for “war leader,” had been used in political slang to mean “kingpin” and was applied to the breakaway group by a New York newspaper. In U.S. political slang mugwump came to mean any independent voter; the term was later adopted in England. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | SO FAREWELL then, to Mr David Charters, Greatest Living Birkonian, Bard of Bidston Hill, masterly feature writer and Daily Post eminent mugwump. Examples of terms: sobriquet, polyglot, positivism, mugwump, ipso facto, chicanery, and zaftig. Jean Jackson and her husband, Peter, have run Mugwump for 40 years. |
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