Tammany
adjective
pertaining to, involving, or characteristic of the membership or methods of Tammany Hall.
Tammanyite
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a word derived from
Tammany.
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a word derived from
Tammany Hall.
Tammany Hallnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, the Rules Committee, led by its hard-boiled chairman, Tammanyite John Joseph O'Connor, voted for an investigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The seat in Congress which each hoped to win is held at present by one William Cohen, shrewd Tammanyite, but formerly it belonged to Ogden Livingston Mills, now Under-Secretary of the Treasury.
From Time Magazine Archive
A loyal Tammanyite and oldtime pillar of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Joe Day was always a tough trader.
From Time Magazine Archive
The seat in Congress which she sought was held by one Tammanyite and defended by another, both Jews.
From Time Magazine Archive
Being a Tammanyite in politics, we find him filling the position of Sheriff, Judge and Surveyor of the Port at various periods.
From She Would Be a Soldier The Plains of Chippewa by Montrose Jonas Moses
