"ginger group" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ginger groups [plural]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: From the idea of gingering a horse to make it seem more lively, or adding ginger to spice up a food or beverage. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ginger group (plural ginger groups)
  1. A group adding impetus or spirit on a particular topic, especially within a political party or other organization.
    Sense id: en-ginger_group-en-noun-Rue20ZLp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1918, Alfred Hopkinson, chapter 5, in Rebuilding Britain: A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction after the World War, page 44:",
          "text": "Would not a German Minister of Propaganda, or a German Committee on War Aims, wishing to stimulate active support for the War among the German masses, be well advised to circulate some of the resolutions that have been passed by certain bodies in England and scatter them broadcast in Central Europe, with a few careful glosses and comments to point the moral? They would be a valuable asset for a German “ginger group.”",
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