Whig

/wɪg/
/hwɪg/
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Other forms: Whigs

Definitions of Whig
  1. noun
    a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
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    type 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
  2. noun
    a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War
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    type of:
    pol, political leader, politician, politico
    a person active in party politics
  3. noun
    a supporter of the American Revolution
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    type of:
    admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter
    a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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