"Grit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: After the Clear Grits, 19th-century reformers so named because they wanted members who were "all sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through". Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Grit (not comparable)
  1. (Canadian politics) Of or belonging to the Liberal Party of Canada. Tags: Canadian, not-comparable Categories (topical): Canadian politics
    Sense id: en-Grit-en-adj-ibrVbofj Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Liberal

Noun

Forms: Grits [plural]
Etymology: After the Clear Grits, 19th-century reformers so named because they wanted members who were "all sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through". Head templates: {{en-noun}} Grit (plural Grits)
  1. (Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or one of its provincial wings (except for the Quebec provincial wing). Tags: Canadian Categories (topical): Canadian politics Related terms: Grits, Liberal Party, Whig, Tory
    Sense id: en-Grit-en-noun-2qYuMzAa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Liberal

Inflected forms

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