Grit
See also: grit
English
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".
Noun
Grit (plural Grits)
- (Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or one of its provincial wings (except for the Quebec provincial wing).
Related terms
- Grits
See also
- Liberal
- Liberal Party
- Whig
- Tory
Adjective
Grit (not comparable)
- (Canadian politics) Of or belonging to the Liberal Party of Canada.
See also
- Liberal
Anagrams
- girt, trig
Nauruan
Proper noun
Grit
- Greece