One entry found for Whig.
Main Entry: Whig
Pronunciation: hwig, wig
Function: noun 1: a member or supporter of a British political group of the late 17th through early 19th centuries trying to lessen the power of the monarch and to increase the power of the parliament 2: an American supporting independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution 3: a member or supporter of a 19th century American political party formed to oppose the Democrats