2006-10-28 16:30:57 · 5 answers · asked by shanecwest 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
political party
2006-10-28 16:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whig is what they used to call Republicans. During that time though most republican veiws where like democratic veiws today and visa versa. Then they flipped opinions and then Whigs started being called Republicans.
2006-10-28 16:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. member of 19C U.S. political party: a member of a 19th-century U.S. political party that favored loose interpretation of the Constitution and opposed the Democratic Party
2. supporter of the Revolution against British control: somebody who supported the American side against the British in the American Revolution
3. U.K. member of a former British political party: a member of a reforming English political party that supported the aristocracy and later the business community, finally becoming the core of the Liberal Party
4. U.K. conservative in the British Liberal Party: a conservative member of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom
5. U.K. supporter of free enterprise: somebody who opposes government regulation of commerce and the economy
6. Scotland Scottish Presbyterian: a 17th-century Presbyterian in Scotland
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2006-10-28 16:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by kalyan r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the original British slang for the Liberal party. Tories are the Conservatives.
2006-10-28 16:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by Me in Canada eh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A white guy wanting to be a black guy (whiger)
2006-10-28 16:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋