placeman
noun
a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
placemen
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pluralof placeman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But while the administrators controlled Polly Peck's assets on paper and in law, in Northern Cyprus and Turkey those properties and businesses remained firmly in the hands of the tycoon's placemen.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2012
This small body of Whigs therefore laboured, though with little success, to maintain the purity and independence of the Commons by the exclusion of placemen and the reduction of sinecures.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease
The House, moreover, swarmed with placemen and pensioners.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Goldwin Smith
Emancipation apart, the franchise without Reform was a complete farce, for the boroughs, which controlled the Parliamentary balance, were the personal property of Protestant landlords, and the 110 Parliamentary placemen were indirectly their tools.
From The Framework of Home Rule by Erskine Childers
No less than 44 seats were occupied by placemen, 32 by gentlemen who had promises of pensions, 12 by gentlemen who stood out for higher prices from Government.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by James Godkin
