Rump

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The term rump can mean:

• The dorsal posterior or sacral part of an animal, as in:
  • buttocks
  • bird anatomy
  • a cut of meat from that area, for example "Rump-Steak"
• In politics, a remnant of a larger political grouping that continues to exist after the group has formally dissolved or been abolished. See, for example:

• • Rump legislature
  • Rump organization
  • Rump Parliament
  • Rump state
  • National Party (South Africa), a Rump party lead by DF Malan that won the 1948 elections against the United Party in South Africa