Tammany
Americanadjective
noun
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These Mets were backed by the Tammany political machine, as was the franchise relocated from Baltimore to New York in 1903.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
“It’s definitely not Tammany Hall,” said Ashford, referring to the storied Democratic political machine that had a grip on New York City politics for nearly a century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
After all, he was fighting the combined power of the Tammany Hall political machine and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who united behind John Francis Hylan, a vaguely populist Brooklyn Democrat with few discernible positions.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
A federal appeals court largely sided with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office on many of the allegations, squelching much of the lawsuit over the deputies’ use of force.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Tammany owed much of its power to the fact that it got the children young and educated them in the party ways.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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