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- noun Plural form of
paymaster .
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Examples
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Meanwhile, the Germans, often called the paymasters of Europe, are saying they do not want to be yoked indefinitely to a future of expensive bailouts of less competitive nations.
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But the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland have raised a red flag, arguing employers should not be made "paymasters" for the federally-funded scheme.
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One wonders when their paymasters, Washington Post opinion page editor Fred Hiatt and Writers Group editor Alan Shearer, are going to get embarrassed.
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That suggests Greece will be back to the negotiating table with its official creditors in months rather than years, which—amid growing impatience among Greece's paymasters—will again raise the question of whether the country can stay in the euro zone.
Greek Bailout Gains Could Fade Fast Stephen Fidler 2012
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It is time for those sponsoring the Bahrain grand prix and F1 racing teams, including Red Bull, already under pressure from an online petition, to step up to the mark and demonstrate that even if F1's managers are struggling to find their conscience, its paymasters are not.
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A GOP-led House would -- spurred by its Chamber of Commerce paymasters -- certainly slash enforcement funds even as OSHA's current dedicated leadership is facing steep obstacles in achieving reform.
Art Levine: Will GOP Victory Gut OSHA and Kill More Workers on the Job? Art Levine 2010
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S&P's agenda has appeared to be political for a long time, and it looks as if its retrofitting its "analysis" yet again to mirror the austerity economics goals of its paymasters.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Poor Standards: 4 Steps to Ending the Rating "Agency" Racket RJ 2011
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A GOP-led House would -- spurred by its Chamber of Commerce paymasters -- certainly slash enforcement funds even as OSHA
Art Levine: Will GOP Victory Gut OSHA and Kill More Workers on the Job? Art Levine 2010
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The second is the Republican Party, the party of "Just Say No" and "Kill 'Guvmint'," the Party which is afflicting us ALL -- except their paymasters and cronies, that is.
Paula Gordon: Rule AND Ruin Paula Gordon 2010
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A GOP-led House would -- spurred by its Chamber of Commerce paymasters -- certainly slash enforcement funds even as OSHA's current dedicated leadership is facing steep obstacles in achieving reform.
Art Levine: Will GOP Victory Gut OSHA and Kill More Workers on the Job? Art Levine 2010
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