Whig
/hwɪg/, /wɪg/ n [C]Definition
› US history an American during the Revolutionary War who wanted independence from Britain › US history A Whig is also a member of a political party in the United States in the early 19th century that believed Congress should have more power than the president and that supported business and economic development. › world history A Whig is also a member of a political party in Britain from the 17th to the 19th century which wanted to limit the power of the king and queen.
(Definition of Whig n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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