Tammany Hall
Americannoun
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a Democratic political organization in New York City, founded in 1789 as a fraternal benevolent society Tammany Society and associated especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s with corruption and abuse of power.
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the building in which the Tammany organization had its headquarters.
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Etymology
Origin of Tammany Hall
Named after Tammany (variant of Tamanen, Tammenund ), 17th-century Delaware Indian chief, later facetiously canonized as patron saint of U.S.
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Goldmacher points out, however, that while Tammany Hall kept its grip on power by doling out patronage, Trump isn't spending much of his massive war chest at all.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2022
It is the resting place of luminaries like Leonard Bernstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as unsavory characters like William Magear Tweed, better known as Boss Tweed of Tammany Hall.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021
He was named for a prominent lawyer and Tammany Hall leader.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2021
Sulzer blamed his downfall on the Democratic Party machine of Tammany Hall, and he blasted the court’s secret deliberations: “A horse thief in frontier days would have received a squarer deal,” he complained.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2021
Immigrants once made Tammany Hall the most powerful single force in American politics.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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