"Yellow Dog Democrat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Yellow Dog Democrats [plural]
Etymology: From the claim that such Democrats would sooner vote for a yellow dog, if it ran on the Democratic ticket, than a Republican. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Yellow Dog Democrat}} Yellow Dog Democrat (plural Yellow Dog Democrats)
  1. (US politics, dated) A Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates. Wikipedia link: Yellow Dog Democrat Tags: US, dated Categories (topical): People, US politics Synonyms: brass-collar Democrat, yellow dog Democrat
    Sense id: en-Yellow_Dog_Democrat-en-noun-wdEm3JyP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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