Bull Moose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bull Moose
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A classic example of this is the Progressive Party or the Bull Moose Party of the early 20th century.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
Teddy Roosevelt came to regret his restraint, running in 1912 on the independent Bull Moose Party, but, like most third-party candidates, he lost.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2024
Republicans split in 1896, and again in 1912 as the Bull Moose Progressives followed Theodore Roosevelt out of the GOP.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2021
Those were medical reports after former president Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassin’s bullet while stumping on the 1912 campaign trail as a candidate of his own Bull Moose Party.
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019
For myself, if I may intrude my own view, I have always admired the "Bull Moose."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 by Various
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