mugwump
[noun]
Synonyms: notable, big boy, big chief, big shot, bigwig, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck, leader, lion, nabob

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mugwump noun

1. a person who cannot decide how to vote or who refuses to support a political party
   CultureThe word 'mugwump' was first applied in US politics to a group of Republicans who in 1884 supported the Democrats' candidate Grover Cleveland for US President. It comes from an Algonquian language and means 'great man' or 'chief'.
   Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Algonquian mugquomp ‘great chief’.

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