old-line party
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If Harry Truman could act with political acumen and courage, he could also act like an old-line party man.
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Nine out of ten delegates had never attended a convention before, and even Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley, a staunch symbol of the old-line party machine, found himself without a seat.
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For good measure, they also turned thumbs down on brindled Governor Walter S. Goodland, 83, whose crotchety independence has irked many an old-line party man.
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In the light of Papadopoulos' unconvincing record as a promoter of democracy, his promises drew skeptical responses from both diplomatic observers and old-line party politicians in Athens.
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He must be acceptable to old-line party leaders.
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