Foxite

Noun

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Foxite (plural Foxites)

(historical) A Whig following the political philosophy of Charles James Fox.

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Burke's belief that Foxite principles corresponded to Paine's was genuine. Source: Internet

His political sympathies were with the Foxite Whigs, the successors of the Rockingham Whigs, who were themselves the successors of the Whig Party as revived by Walpole's father. Source: Internet

The accession of Fox's old ally, the Prince of Wales, to the regency in 1811 did not change the situation, as the Prince had broken entirely with his old Foxite Whig companions. Source: Internet

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