american party

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Definitions of american party words

noun american party an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus. 1
noun american party an agnostic. 1
noun american party (initial capital letters) U.S. History. a member of a political party (American party or Know-Nothing party) prominent from 1853 to 1856, whose aim was to keep control of the government in the hands of native-born citizens: so called because members originally professed ignorance of the party's activities. 1
noun american party a person whose anti-intellectualism, xenophobia, and other political attitudes recall the Know-Nothings. 1
adjective american party grossly ignorant; totally uninformed. 1
adjective american party agnostic. 1

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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