Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mugwump

2 senses of mugwump

Sense 1
Mugwump -- (someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884)
       => politician, politico, pol, political leader -- (a person active in party politics)

Sense 2
mugwump, independent, fencesitter -- (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
       => individualist -- (a person who pursues independent thought or action)