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- noun Plural form of
placeman .
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Examples
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To prevent the United States Congress from being similarly corrupted with "placemen", Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution stated:
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To prevent the United States Congress from being similarly corrupted with "placemen", Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution stated:
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And Wagner was not only known (with absolute certainty) to wish to divert from the pockets of "placemen" funds they had learnt to consider their perquisites, with a view of turning
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The necessity of limiting the influence of the crown and excluding 'placemen' from the House of Commons had been one of the traditional Whig commonplaces, and a little had been done by Burke's act of 1782 towards limiting pensions and abolishing obsolete offices.
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Americans opposed hostile government officials, and ridiculed British "placemen" (patronage holders).
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It was Parliament that was the heart of the system of 'Old Corruption ', whereby the government doled out wellpaid sinecures and handouts to' placemen 'who could be relied on to vote the right way as and when required.
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Americans opposed hostile government officials, and ridiculed British "placemen" (patronage holders).
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As speculative contagion spread across the continent and technocratic placemen were imposed on Italy and Greece, David Cameron and George Osborne clashed with the German chancellor over the mortal threat of a 0.01% EU-wide tax on financial transactions.
The City of London isn't a national interest – it's a class interest | Seumas Milne
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According to Steinbeck, most political placemen have neither the wit, nor compassion for such a profound responsibility that so desperately requires both.
Thomas Steinbeck: John Steinbeck, Michael Moore, and the Burgeoning Role of Planetary Patriotism
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According to Steinbeck, most political placemen have neither the wit, nor compassion for such a profound responsibility that so desperately requires both.
Thomas Steinbeck: John Steinbeck, Michael Moore, and the Burgeoning Role of Planetary Patriotism
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