| 单词 | old gang |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold gang old gang n. colloquial a group or clique of friends or colleagues; spec. a clique of powerful or establishment politicians who control a party or monopolize important positions. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > a party > [noun] > political clique junto1641 old gang1664 junta1714 camarilla1839 Family Compact1988 1664 J. Wilson Cheats i. i. 2 Who should I meet with but our old Gang, some of St. Nicholas's Clerks. 1714 D. Manley Adventures of Rivella 78 Miserable Cleander kept him Company, for fear he should get some of his old Gang, who were Spies gain'd by Lord Crafty. 1885 J. Chamberlain in J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era (1909) 187/1 In deference to his [sc. Lord Randolph Churchill's] opinion, there will no doubt be a clearance out of some of those whom the Fourth Party is in the habit of politely designating as the ‘Old Gang’. 1901 Punch 3 Apr. 250/2 There is so much favoritism that only the Old Gang and Rank Outsiders get chosen. 1964 C. Barber Ling. Change Present-day Eng. ii. 26 A rejection of Old Gang politics,..general resentment at the Establishment. 1987 J. Selwyn Hitler's Englishman (BNC) 19 The fatuous and feeble administrators, the ‘old gang’ by whom England and her dependent territories were governed. < as lemmas |
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