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Whig

UK/ʍɪɡ/ US/wɪɡ/ uncommon obsolete rare uk us

noun

1.

urged social reform in 19th century England

2.
3.

a member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times

Origin

From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver”), from whig (“to drive”) + mare.

Phrases

  • Lib Dem
  • Whig history

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