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Mugwump

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Noun

1. mugwump

someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884

2. fencesitter, independent, mugwump

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

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Mugwump

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noun
US
a neutral or independent person, esp in politics

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Mugwump

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noun
1. 
a Republican who refused to support the party ticket in 1884
2. 
any independent, esp. in politics

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Mugwump

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n.
1. A person who acts independently or remains neutral, especially in politics.
2. often Mugwump A Republican who bolted the party in 1884, refusing to support presidential candidate James G. Blaine.

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