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mugwump是什么意思

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mugwump 是什么意思

音标:[ 'mʌgwʌmp ]  

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
〔美国〕
1.〔戏谑语〕大人物,大老板,头子。
2.1884年大选时脱离共和党的人;标榜独立行动的选举人,独立分子,超然派。
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
同义词:independent, fencesitter,

The Mugwumps were Republican political activists who bolted from the United States Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the United States presidential election of 1884. They switched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with Republican candidate James G.
 
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