Whiggism
noun
the principles or practices of Whigs.
Example Sentences
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By 1838, the “blessed spirit” was virtually defunct, but its electoral base and crusading energy had become vital components of northern Whiggery.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Theory of the Presidency Whiggery has its virtues.
From Time Magazine Archive
Halifax, a Trimmer indeed, but of closer affinities with Whiggery than with Toryism, and the chief upholder of the Whig doctrine on the question of the succession, became Lord Privy Seal.
From William the Third by H. D. (Henry Duff) Traill
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, England began to throw off the shackles of Puritanism, and to lose all interest in Whiggery.
From The Rise of the Democracy by Joseph Clayton
And his Whiggery bears Utilitarianism instead of the vanity of a flower.
From An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
