whigs

English - Turkish

Definition of whigs in English Turkish dictionary
Whig: {s} liberal parti ile ilgili [brit.]
Whig: {i} liberal parti üyesi [brit.]
Whig: {i} Amerikan bağımsızlık savaşı taraftarı
third person singular of whig: üçüncü kişi Whig tekil
whig: liberal parti üyesi
Whig: (sıfat) liberal parti ile ilgili [brit.]
Whig: liberal parti ile ilgili
whig: britanya'da politik parti

English - English

Definition of whigs in English English dictionary: An 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain, that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party; plural form of Whig; plural of Whig; third person singular of whig
Whig: a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party
whig: Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage
whig: Urge forward; drive briskly
whig: buttermilk
whig: {n} a party man opposed to a tory, whey, a friend to the revolution in America
Whig: A Whig was a member of a British political party in the 18th and 19th centuries that was in favour of political and social changes
Whig: {i} member of the Whig party in England
Whig: A Whig was a member of an American political party in the 19th century that wanted to limit the powers of the President. a member of a British political party of the 18th and early 19th centuries which wanted to limit royal power, and later became the Liberal Party (Whiggamore (17-20 centuries), probably from whig + more ). Member of a political faction in England, particularly in the 18th century. Originally a term for Scottish Presbyterians, the name came to imply nonconformity and rebellion and was applied in 1679 to those who wanted to exclude James, the Catholic duke of York (later James II), from succession to the throne of England. The Whigs were opposed by the Tory faction in that struggle but later represented the aristocratic, landowning families and financial interests of the wealthy middle classes. They maintained power through patronage and connections in Parliament, but there was no distinct party until 1784, when Charles James Fox represented the interests of religious dissenters, industrialists, and others who sought parliamentary reform. After 1815 and following various party realignments, the political group became the Liberal Party
Whig: an advocate of war against Britain during the American Revolution
Whig: a member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party
Whig: {s} of the Whig political party in Britain
Whig: In the American Revolution, a Whig was an American who supported the revolution against the British
Whig: liberal
whig: urged social reform in 19th century England
whig: Jog along; move or work briskly
whig: Of or pertaining to the Whigs
whig: A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; opposed to Tory, and Royalist
whig: when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people
whig: See the note under Tory
whig: One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party
whig: Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs
whig: The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics
whig: and II
whig: a member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times
whig: One of a political party which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of Charles I
whig: a supporter of the American Revolution
whig: a member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times a supporter of the American Revolution urged social reform in 19th century England