mugwump
noun[C]
uk/ˈmʌɡ.wʌmp/us/ˈmʌɡ.wʌmp/USinformal(alsoMugwump)
apersonwholikesto bepoliticallyindependentand does notsupportorremainloyalto anypoliticalgroup:
（政治上的）超然派，无党派者As areporter, I'vemetwithpoliticalgroupslargeandsmall,DemocraticandRepublican,GreenParty, mugwumps, younameit.作为记者，我见过大大小小的政治团体，民主党的、共和党的、绿党的、超然派的，应有尽有。
UKinformalold-fashioned
astupidperson:
笨蛋，傻瓜To make afreshmilkcheeseathomeis thesimplestofprocesses; any mugwump can do it.在家里用新鲜牛奶做奶酪再简单不过了，什么笨蛋都能做到。
- "If agroupofresponsiblecitizensasksme to come andspeak, should Imeasurewhether they are Democrats or Republicans or mugwumps before I go?" heasked.
- Wesupportcampaignfinancereform, not because it will do us any goodpersonallybut because we'rehigh-mindedMugwumps atheart.
- The firstsignof a mutton-headed mugwump is that hecontradictshimself in the samearticle.
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