Whiggism

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.