mugwumpery

English

Etymology

mugwump +‎ -ery

Noun

mugwumpery (uncountable)

1. (US politics, historical, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.

Synonyms

• mugwumpism

References

• “mugwumpery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.