Whig (hw g, 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. [Probably short for Whiggamore, a member of a body of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian rebels.] Whig  ger·y n.Whig gish adj.Whig gism n. |
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