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ginger group
ginger groupn. Chiefly British A highly active or galvanizing group within a larger organization or body.ginger group n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly Brit a group within a party, association, etc, that enlivens or radicalizes its parent body gin′ger group` n. Brit. and Canadian. the most active group within a political party or other organization. [1925-30] Translationsginger group
ginger groupA small group of people within a political party or organization who attempt to influence the other members of the group. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The party was staunchly conservative until the ginger group slowly started shifting them to a more liberal stance on social issues.See also: ginger, groupginger group a highly active faction within a party or movement that presses for stronger action on a particular issue.informal An old horse dealer's trick (recorded from the late 18th century) to make a broken-down animal look lively was to insert ginger into its anus. From this developed the metaphorical phrase ginger up , meaning ‘make someone or something more lively’; in the early 20th century the term ginger group arose, to refer to a highly active faction in a party or movement that presses for stronger action about something. 1970 New Society The appearance of ginger groups to fight specific proposals, is not necessarily a bad thing—particularly if the established bodies aren't prepared to fight. See also: ginger, groupginger group
ginger group Politics chiefly Brit a group within a party, association, etc., that enlivens or radicalizes its parent body |