•hist polit a member of the British reforming and constitutional party
that after 1688 sought the supremacy of Parliament and was eventually succeeded
in the 19th c. by the Liberal party (opp. Tory)
•a 17th c. Scottish Presbyterian
•a supporter of the American Revolution
•a member of the 19th c. American political party succeeded by the Republicans.
•a member of a political party in a legislative body
appointed to control its party discipline and tactics,
esp ensuring attendance and voting in debates.
whipping boy
•a boy educated with a young prince and punished in his stead.