Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mugwump"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mugwump \Mug"wump`\, n. [Cf. Algonquin mugquomp a chief.]
A bolter from the Republican party in the national election
of 1884; an Independent. [Political Cant, U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Mugwump
n 1: someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S.
presidential election of 1884 [syn: {Mugwump}]
2: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
[syn: {independent}]
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