Mugwump — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌɡwʌmp/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌɡwʌmp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌɡwʌmp/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈʌɡwʌmp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

independent fencesitter

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

votante independiente

alguien que abandonó el Partido Republicano durante las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses de 1884

🇳🇱Dutch

belangrijk persoon

iemand die tijdens de Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen van 1884 uit de Republikeinse Partij stapte

🇵🇹Portuguese

canalha

alguém que fugiu do Partido Republicano durante a eleição presidencial dos EUA de 1884

🇷🇺Russian

чувак

человек, покинувший Республиканскую партию во время президентских выборов в США 1884 года.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असर डालनेवाला मनुष्य

वह व्यक्ति जो 1884 के अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति चुनाव के दौरान रिपब्लिकन पार्टी से चुनाव लड़ा था

🇧🇩Bengali

মুগউম্প

1884 সালের মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচনের সময় রিপাবলিকান পার্টি থেকে বোল্ড হয়েছিলেন এমন কেউ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಗ್ವಾಂಪ್

1884 ರ ಯುಎಸ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷೀಯ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಪಬ್ಲಿಕನ್ ಪಕ್ಷದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗುಳಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

穆格武普

1884 年美国总统选举期间退出共和党的人

🇯🇵Japanese

マグワンプ

1884年の米国大統領選挙中に共和党から離党した人

🇰🇷Korean

거물

1884년 미국 대통령 선거 당시 공화당에서 탈퇴한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quan to

một người đã rời khỏi Đảng Cộng hòa trong cuộc bầu cử tổng thống Hoa Kỳ năm 1884

🇹🇭Thai

แก้วมัค

คนที่ลาออกจากพรรครีพับลิกันระหว่างการเลือกตั้งประธานาธิบดีสหรัฐฯ ในปี พ.ศ. 2427

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yg berpengaruh

seseorang yang keluar dari Partai Republik selama pemilihan presiden AS tahun 1884

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ماگ وامپ

کسی که در جریان انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایالات متحده در سال 1884 از حزب جمهوری خواه جدا شد

🇹🇷Turkish

serseri

1884 ABD başkanlık seçimleri sırasında Cumhuriyetçi Parti'den kaçan biri

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