to act as a catalyst ("ginger") within a larger body. It is the political equivalent of gingering, a horse-trading trick used by some farmers.

History

The Ginger Group split with the Progressive Party in 1924 when Progressive leader Robert Forke appeared to accommodate the Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King and agreed to support its budget with only small concessions. J. S. Woodsworth

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