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MUGWUMP [2 records]

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Record 1 1988-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
OBS

Homme politique lâcheur ou traître pour les membres de son parti auxquels il n'emboîte pas le pas. Viendrait du dialecte Algonquin, ou "mugquomp" voulait dire "chef".

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
Key term(s)
  • mug-wump

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

celui qui tout en professant son attachement à un parti se réserve le droit de voter contre.

Spanish

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