What is to refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party called?
bolt — (U.S. Politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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