Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The principles or conduct of a mugwump in the political sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Political Cant, U.S. The acts and views of the mugwumps.
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- noun US, politics, slang The acts and views of the
mugwumps .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But "mugwumpery" as a description of Roosevelt's thought is particularly unsatisfying.
Claremont.org 2009
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Your mugwumpery and apologias lead naturally to the question of whether you're a stockholder.
New York Times Responds To Our Criticism Of Piece Slamming Edwards 2009
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Austin liked it and Ryle approved of ˜Prior's complete lack of mugwumpery™.
The Sun Is Not 2009
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The sordid necessity of seeing Hinchey taught him afresh the folly of his dabbling in politics at all, and his whole being revolted against the contact with humanity in the raw which even mugwumpery seemed to entail.
The Henchman Mark Lee Luther
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Everything, from mugwumpery to the meddler's itch, from corns to crime, is now traced to the pernicious activity of some microbian.
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Temporary arrangement pending a settlement of matters in debate. mugwumpery
History of the United States, Volume 5 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880
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Vice-President brought to the ticket what its head seemed to lack -- popularity among the people of the West -- and did much to hearten all such Democrats as insisted upon voting a ticket free from all taint of mugwumpery.
History of the United States, Volume 5 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880
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