Whig
See also: whig
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver”), from whig (“to drive”) + mare.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ʍɪɡ/, /wɪɡ/; enPR: hwĭg, wĭg
- Rhymes: -ɪɡ
- Homophones: whig, wig (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
NounEdit
Whig (plural Whigs)
- (UK politics) a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
- (US politics) an advocate of war against Britain during the American Revolution.
- (US politics) a member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party
See alsoEdit
- (UK): Tory
- (US): Federalist
- (UK): LibDem, Labour
- Grit