Whig
[hwiɡ]
Definition
(noun.) a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War.
(noun.) a supporter of the American Revolution.
(noun.) a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories.
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Definition
(n.) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
(n.) One of a political party which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs. The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics. See the note under Tory.
(n.) A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; -- opposed to Tory, and Royalist.
(n.) One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Whigs.
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n. (prov.) sour whey buttermilk.
n. the name since 1830 almost superseded by 'Liberal ' of one of the great English political parties: a Scotch Presbyterian first so called in the middle of the 17th century: (U.S.) one of those who in the colonial period were opposed to British rule: one of the survivors of the old National Republican party first so called in 1834—it died in 1852.—adj. composed of Whigs—also Whig′gish.—n. Whig′garchy government by Whigs.—adv. Whig′gishly.—ns. Whig′gism Whig′gery Whig′gishness Whig′ship Whig principles.
v.i. (Scot.) to jog along.
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Examples
- Scott was a Whig and the administration was democratic. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It is needless to say that Sir Pitt was brought to change his views after the death of the great Whig statesman. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The National Whig Convention, to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President, met at Baltimore on May 1, 1844. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The second brother died before the rebellion began; he was a Whig, and afterwards a Republican. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Hold your tongue, you are a Whig, said Elliston; and George Lamb was silent, after a grunt. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I tried this method of making a little Whig of myself, _pour les beaux yeux de milord_ Ponsonby. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Joe, continued Miss Keeldar, I never yet could ascertain properly whether you are a Whig or a Tory. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This inclined many of the Whig noblemen to a sympathy with the colonists that they might not otherwise have shown. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Most of my neighbors had known me as an officer of the army with Whig proclivities. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Hamer was a life-long Democrat, while my father was a Whig. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sir James would be cruelly annoyed: it will be too hard on him if you turn round now and make yourself a Whig sign-board. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Zachariah Chandler was the candidate of the Whigs for the office of Mayor, and was elected, although the city was then reckoned democratic. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In some sections more anti-slavery men belonged to the Democratic party, and in others to the Whigs. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As to the Whigs, a man who goes with the thinkers is not likely to be hooked on by any party. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- My sincere repects to * *, and to the club of honest whigs at * *. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Any one who objects to Whiggery should be glad when the Whigs don't put up the strongest fellow. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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