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WHIG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Whig" is a kind of...):
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A supporter of the American Revolution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Whig" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Whig" is a kind 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)
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