单词 | whigarchy |
释义 | Whigarchyn. Now historical and rare. Government or rule by Whigs or the Whig Party; a ruling elite of Whigs. Cf. Whigocracy n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > [noun] > of whigs Whigarchy1712 Whigocracy1831 1712 J. Swift Examiner 16 Jan. That they will not Recognize any other Government in Great Britain, but Whigarchy only. 1744 Conduct of Allies 14 Let him shew that it was consistent with our Constitution, and i will be a patient Subject to Whigarchy so long as I draw Breath. 1840 Age 3 May 141/1 Plundered and betrayed—insulted, vilified by a ‘base, bloody, and brutal’ Whigarchy—England would at last fling off the incubus that presses upon her breast. 1940 J. Ijichi Life Marquis Shigenobu Okuma v. 132 Okuma had to fight the Walpoles and the Pelhams and the Whigarchy which was the oligarchy of Satsuma and Choshu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1712 |
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