Whig Definition

wĭg, hwĭg
noun
A member of a political party in England (fl. 18th to mid-19th cent.) which championed reform and parliamentary rights: it later became the Liberal Party.
Webster's New World
In the American Revolution, a person who opposed continued allegiance to Great Britain and supported the Revolution.
Webster's New World
A member of an American political party (c. 1834-56) opposing the Democratic Party and advocating protection of industry and limitation of the power of the executive branch of government.
Webster's New World
One who propounds or subscribes to a Whig interpretation of history.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Of or characteristic of Whigs.
Webster's New World
Of or designating historical interpretation which finds in events an uninterrupted line of progress against reactionary forces and often regards the present as a natural and inevitable result of the past.
Webster's New World
verb

Urge forward; drive briskly.

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(intransitive) Jog along; move or work briskly.

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Other Word Forms of Whig

Noun

Singular:
Whig
Plural:
whigs

Origin of Whig

  • Probably short for Whiggamore , a member of a body of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian rebels

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver")

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably related to whey

    From Wiktionary

  • Compare frig, jig

    From Wiktionary

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