But "mugwumpery" as a description of Roosevelt's thought is particularly unsatisfying. From Wordnik.com. [Claremont.org] Reference
Austin liked it and Ryle approved of ˜Prior's complete lack of mugwumpery™. From Wordnik.com. [The Sun Is Not] Reference
Your mugwumpery and apologias lead naturally to the question of whether you're a stockholder. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Responds To Our Criticism Of Piece Slamming Edwards] Reference
The sordid necessity of seeing Hinchey taught him afresh the folly of his dabbling in politics at all, and his whole being revolted against the contact with humanity in the raw which even mugwumpery seemed to entail. From Wordnik.com. [The Henchman] Reference
Temporary arrangement pending a settlement of matters in debate. mugwumpery. From Wordnik.com. [History of the United States, Volume 5 (of 6)] Reference
Everything, from mugwumpery to the meddler's itch, from corns to crime, is now traced to the pernicious activity of some microbian. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 1.] Reference
Vice-President brought to the ticket what its head seemed to lack -- popularity among the people of the West -- and did much to hearten all such Democrats as insisted upon voting a ticket free from all taint of mugwumpery. From Wordnik.com. [History of the United States, Volume 5 (of 6)] Reference
Now, let us not lapse into modern mugwumpery. From Wordnik.com. [Conservatism, Um, Evolving] Reference
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