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mug·wump

M0468100 (mŭg′wŭmp′)n.1. A person who acts independently or remains neutral, especially in politics.2. often Mugwump A Republican who bolted the party in 1884, refusing to support presidential candidate James G. Blaine.
[Massachusett mugguomp, mummugguomp, war leader.]
mug′wump′er·y n.