英语词汇“indian ring”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Indian ring n. (also with capital initial in second element) now historical a circle of U.S. politicians and traders alleged to have benefited from corrupt and fraudulent practices involving government money intended for North American Indians during the late 1860s and early 1870s.

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1868 N.Y. Times 31 May 1/5 Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, denounced it [sc. a proposed issue of bonds to the Choctaw Indians] as a measure got up by the ‘Indian ring’.

1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xix. 361 Fuller had been engaged in some questionable transactions with the Indian ring.

2000 R. Wilhelmsen Curse of Destiny iii. 26 Obtaining hard evidence of the corruption was a tough task, because the Indian Ring protected its own and covered its tracks well.

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释义	> as lemmas Indian ring Indian ring n. (also with capital initial in second element) now historical a circle of U.S. politicians and traders alleged to have benefited from corrupt and fraudulent practices involving government money intended for North American Indians during the late 1860s and early 1870s. ΚΠ 1868 N.Y. Times 31 May 1/5 Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, denounced it [sc. a proposed issue of bonds to the Choctaw Indians] as a measure got up by the ‘Indian ring’. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xix. 361 Fuller had been engaged in some questionable transactions with the Indian ring. 2000 R. Wilhelmsen Curse of Destiny iii. 26 Obtaining hard evidence of the corruption was a tough task, because the Indian Ring protected its own and covered its tracks well. extracted from Indianadj.n. < as lemmas
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