Whiggism

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Whig

W0151600 (wĭg, hwĭg)n.1. A member of an 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories.2. A supporter of the war against England during the American Revolution.3. A 19th-century American political party formed to oppose the Democratic Party and favoring high tariffs and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
[Probably short for Whiggamore, , a member of a body of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian rebels.]
Whig′ger·y n.Whig′gish adj.Whig′gism n.