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
Till we gain a reform, and do placemen away, We’ll at Liberty’s call, all her dictates obey.
From A Poem to the Memory of our late lamented Queen Caroline of England by Parkerson, James
In these contests of Rome, Constantinople, and Alexandria for supremacy—for, after all, they were nothing more than the rivalries of ambitious placemen for power—the Roman bishop uniformly came forth the gainer.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
It separated the administration from the legislature by excluding placemen from the House of Commons; and it prohibited the king from visiting his foreign dominions without leave.
From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
His Radical friends were denouncing placemen and jobbery, and Cobbett began to perceive what was at the bottom of the evil.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
