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The principles or conduct of a mugwump in the political sense. [Slang.] The second service … rendered to the community is in reminding the practitioners of the spoils system that they cannot in our day get rid of Mugwumpery and all that the term implies. The Nation, XLVIII. 378.

But "mugwumpery" as a description of Roosevelt's thought is particularly unsatisfying. — Claremont.org
Temporary arrangement pending a settlement of matters in debate. mugwumpery — History of the United States, Volume 5 (of 6)
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. — History of the United States, Volume 5 (of 6)
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. — The Henchman