mugwump
/muhg-wuhmp/US // ˈmʌgˌwʌmp //UK // (ˈmʌɡˌwʌmp) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884.
- : a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.
Examples
“Blizzard” and “mugwump” were new but a short time ago: the latter is dying from disuse, the former has come to stay.
Was retribution following thus fast because of that subterfuge of Mugwump?
This cynic, this philosopher, this mugwump says Sir Walter was a genuine man.
He scoffed at the idea of becoming a Mugwump, but declared himself ready to renounce his Republicanism and become a Democrat.
One politician said, frankly, "Women are natural mugwumps, and I hate a mugwump."
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