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mug·wump     (mŭg'wŭmp')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A person who acts independently or remains neutral, especially in politics.
  2. often Mugwump A Republican who bolted the party in 1884, refusing to support presidential candidate James G. Blaine.

[Massachusett mugguomp, mummugguomp, war leader.]
mug'wump'er·y n.
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