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MUGWUMP

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Overview

MUGWUMP (noun)
  The noun MUGWUMP has 2 senses:

1. someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884play

2. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)play

  Familiarity information: MUGWUMP used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MUGWUMP (noun)


Sense 1

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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

fencesitter; independent; mugwump

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)


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