Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who holds or occupies a place; specifically, one who has an office under government.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under government.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun UK, derogatory One appointed to a political office, especially in government, as a reward for political support; an appointee, a yes-man.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a disparaging term for an appointee

Etymologies

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From place +‎ man.

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