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单词 mugwump
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Definition of mugwump in English:

mugwump

noun ˈmʌɡwʌmpˈməɡˌwəmp
North American
  • A person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics.

    〈北美〉超然于政党政治的人士,(政治上的)超然派;无党派人士

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Webster calls himself a Mugwump, but the mug and wump usually lean over the conservative side of the fence.
    • That silence speaks volumes about where many American farmers now sit on free trade; they are fence-sitting mugwumps.
    • I sit on the fence…a "mugwump" as my daddy would say.
    • Whether they're Republicans, Democrats, mugwumps or what have you, they don't like it.
    • For the average citizen, if there's anything to be said of a mugwump, it's that he doesn't play favorites.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Algonquian mugquomp 'great chief'.

Definition of mugwump in US English:

mugwump

nounˈməɡˌwəmpˈməɡˌwəmp
North American
  • A person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics.

    〈北美〉超然于政党政治的人士,(政治上的)超然派;无党派人士

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I sit on the fence…a "mugwump" as my daddy would say.
    • Webster calls himself a Mugwump, but the mug and wump usually lean over the conservative side of the fence.
    • Whether they're Republicans, Democrats, mugwumps or what have you, they don't like it.
    • For the average citizen, if there's anything to be said of a mugwump, it's that he doesn't play favorites.
    • That silence speaks volumes about where many American farmers now sit on free trade; they are fence-sitting mugwumps.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Algonquian mugquomp ‘great chief’.

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