Whig vs friend

Whig and friend both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Whig	Yes	No	No	No
friend	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, friend is a hypernym of Whig; that is, friend is a word with a broader meaning than Whig:

Other hypernyms of Whig include admirer, booster, champion, protagonist, supporter.

Whig (noun)	friend (noun)
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories	a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
a supporter of the American Revolution	a person with whom you are acquainted
a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War	an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
	a person who backs a politician or a team etc.