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Bull Moose

American  

noun

  1. a member of the Progressive Party under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.


Etymology

Origin of Bull Moose

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85


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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

The story of its start begins in Maine, where Chris Brown from Bull Moose Music pitched the idea in 2007, and was joined by Eric Levin from the Alliance of Independent Music Stores.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 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

That big group included one Vermin Supreme — who wore a trademark boot on his head and promised each voter a cute pony — plus representatives of the Bull Moose, Mother Earth and Anti-Hypocrisy Parties.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2018

Frankly, your mention of Americanism is on all fours with the declarations found in the Bull Moose and regular Republican platforms.

From Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him by Joseph P. Tumulty

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