Whig

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Date:	1600-1700
Origin:	Whiggamore 'member of a 17th-century Scottish group opposed to the king' (17-20 centuries), probably from Scottish English whig 'to drive' + more 'horse, mare'

Whig
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Whig

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PPGSH a member of a British political party of the 18th and early 19th centuries which wanted to limit royal power, and later became the Liberal Party

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