mugwump
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmʌɡ.wʌmp/ us/ˈmʌɡ.wʌmp/
US informal (also Mugwump)(政治上的)超然派,无党派者
a person who likes to be politically independent and does not support or remain loyal to any political group
As a reporter, I've met with political groups large and small, Democratic and Republican, Green Party, mugwumps, you name it. 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。
UK informal old-fashioned笨蛋,傻瓜
a stupid person
To make a fresh milk cheese at home is the simplest of processes; 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。
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- "If a group of responsible citizens asks me to come and speak, should I measure whether they are Democrats or Republicans or mugwumps before I go?" he asked.
- We support campaign finance reform, not because it will do us any good personally but because we're high-minded Mugwumps at heart.
- The first sign of a mutton-headed mugwump is that he contradicts himself in the same article.