Whig Party

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Whig Party - a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs

party, political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

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