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One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party.
a.
Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs.
n.
The principles or practices of the Whigs; Whiggism.
superl.
Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
n.
A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt.
n.
A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; -- opposed to Tory, and Royalist.
a.
Of or pertaining to Whigs; partaking of, or characterized by, the principles of Whigs.
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Of or pertaining to the Whigs.
n.
The principles of the Whigs.
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 The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics.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.
One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig.
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Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.
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Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs.
n.
A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians.
n.
A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.
n.
Government by Whigs.
n.
Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
adv.
In a Whiggish manner.
v. t.
To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like.
a.
Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest.
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