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waka jumper

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waka jumper
noun New Zealand English informal an MP who leaves their political party during a parliamentary term:
the bill ensures that parliamentarians who are voted in by their electors cannot be waka jumpers.
– ORIGIN early 21st century: from waka + jumper2.
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