List of political epithets

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Radical Republican

• Derogatory term applied to the supporters of Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party by pro-slavery Democrats in the 1860s; also used to refer to the wing of the Republican Party which wanted to harshly punish the South after the American Civil War.
• Term used to describe the ascendent conservative wing of the Republican Party after the gaining elected majority of Congress in 1994, and to those Republicans perceived to be following a highly activist agenda. Somewhat limited use.