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whig Hist. 
1 n. in colonial times, a person in favor of self-government.
- 1833 We are the friends of justice, freedom, and independence, and these virtues we shall always respect and reverence whether they be found in a Radical, a Whig, or a Tory.
- 1838 (1955) We have here Tories, Whigs, and Radicals, so called; but these words do not signify exactly what we mean by the same designations at home.
- 1942 If the scattered farms at Cobequid could send so resolute a company, surely we might expect a large force from the stout Whigs of Truro.
2 n. Rare a member or supporter of the Liberals; a Grit.
- 1963 [Headline] WHIGS INVADE BROCK HALL Liberal leader Ray Perrault and twelve Liberal candidates from greater Vancouver will be on Campus Friday.
- 1833 We are the friends of justice, freedom, and independence, and these virtues we shall always respect and reverence whether they be found in a Radical, a Whig, or a Tory.