Bull Moose Party
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- proper noun
- US
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Partido Bull Moose
- The Bull Moose Party was known for its strong stance on social justice and environmental conservation.
Examples
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On the whole, 2012 is not shaping up as the kind of epochal contest the country saw in 1912, when Theodore Roosevelt used his Osawotomie speech to launch the Bull Moose Party.
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This statement led to our colloquial name, the Bull Moose Party.
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The Bull Moose Party handed the presidency to Woodrow Wilson.
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When it did not come, they bolted, declaring the creation of a new organization, the Bull Moose Party.
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Now, we modern Bull Moose Party members have taken some literary and even historical license with Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive ideas:
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But his disappointment in the performance of William Howard Taft, his chosen successor, was so great that in 1912 he formed the National Progressive Party (better known as the Bull Moose Party).
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In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt established the Bull Moose Party to promote progressive reforms.
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At the height of its influence, the Bull Moose Party challenged the traditional two-party system in American politics.
Synonyms
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A former American political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 called the Bull Moose Party
Surface Forms
Morphology
Bull + Moose + party
Knowing 'party' a B1 learner would correctly infer this is a political group, so the lexical class is transparent; however 'Bull Moose' is an opaque nickname whose link to Theodore Roosevelt and the 1912 Progressive movement is cultural/historical and not derivable from the animal words. Because the constituent words only partially signal the meaning (type of entity) but not the specific referent or historical significance, the expression is best judged semi-transparent.
Etymology
Bull Moose Party takes its name from a strong animal image linked to Theodore Roosevelt. One popular story says people said he was 'as fit as a bull moose' after he kept speaking when he was hurt, so supporters used the image bull moose to name the new party, and that's why the name refers to Roosevelt's 'progressive' party of 1912.