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mugwump |
| 释义 |
mug·wump noun /ˈmʌɡwʌmp/ /ˈmʌɡwʌmp/ (North American English, often disapproving)- a person who cannot decide how to vote or who refuses to support a political party投票拿不定主意的人；（不支持任何政党的）游离者
CultureThe word 'mugwump' was first applied in US politics to a group of Republicans who in 1884 supported the Democrats' candidate Grover Cleveland for US President. It comes from an Algonquian language and means 'great man' or 'chief'. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Algonquian mugquomp ‘great chief’.
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