Whig

Whig  (hwg, wg)

n.

1. A member of an 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories.

2. A supporter of the war against England during the American Revolution.

3. A 19th-century American political party formed to oppose the Democratic Party and favoring high tariffs and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.

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[Probably short for Whiggamore, a member of a body of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian rebels.]

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Whigger·y n.

Whiggish adj.

Whiggism n.

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Whig

Noun

a member of a British political party of the 18th–19th centuries that sought limited political and social reform and provided the core of the Liberal Party

Adjective

of or relating to Whigs [probably from whiggamore, one of a group of 17th-century Scottish rebels]

Whiggism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Whig - a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories 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.	Whig - a supporter of the American Revolution admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
	3.	Whig - a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War pol, political leader, politico, politician - a person active in party politics