单词 | placemanship |
释义 | > as lemmasˈplacemanship ˈplacemanship n. the practice or policy of a placeman. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > under government > position or character of placemanship1833 1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 751 When placemanship is combined with Whiggery, the combination is..odious. 1984 Oxf. Illustr. Hist. Brit. vii. 370 Placemanship and careerism, not to say widespread evidence of corruption, had marked the reign of Anne. 2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 July 7 The prime minister's friends certainly believe that the combined strength of Blair and Brown would be even more were it not for the endless game of placemanship played by Brown. < as lemmas |
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