- Mugwumpism
- Mugwumpery Mug"wump`er*y, Mugwumpism Mug"wump*ism, n. The acts and views of the mugwumps. [Political Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
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Mugwumpism
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mugwumpism — ˌpizəm noun ( s) : independent action in politics; especially : mugwumpery an inveterate organization Republican intolerant of mugwumpism Robert White … Useful english dictionary
mugwumpism — mug·wump·ism … English syllables
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