Definition of Whiggish. Meaning of Whiggish. Synonyms of Whiggish

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Definition of Whiggish

Whiggish
Whiggish Whig"gish, a. Of or pertaining to Whigs; partaking of, or characterized by, the principles of Whigs.

Meaning of Whiggish from wikipedia

- ****ociated Protestantism with liberal views of liberty". The terms "whig" and "whiggish" are now used broadly, becoming "universal descriptors for all progressive...
- inside the system. Gandhi took Gokhale's liberal approach based on British Whiggish traditions and transformed it to make it look Indian. Gandhi took leadership...
- was dominated by competing political connections, which all proclaimed Whiggish political views, or by independent backbenchers unattached to any particular...
- McKinley household was, like many from Ohio's Western Reserve, steeped in Whiggish and abolitionist sentiment, the latter based on the family's staunch Methodist...
- dispute was resolved in a backroom deal whereby both Southern Democrats and Whiggish Republican businessmen acquiesced to Hayes's election on the condition...
- they were elected to office. In the long run, the United States adopted Whiggish economic policies coupled with a Democratic strong presidency. Historian...
- were eligible to vote but not to hold office. In most states, the more Whiggish Republicans fought for control with the more Radical Republicans and their...
- fielding a very large army and navy. The Republicans in Washington had a Whiggish vision of an industrial nation, with great cities, efficient factories...
- influenced a number of conservative intellectuals, who recast Burke's Whiggish arguments as a critique of Bolshevik programmes. Burke served in the House...
- Memoirs in order to remove the Puritan elements and replace them with a Whiggish brand of republicanism, and it presents the Cromwellian Protectorate as...