Definition of Tammanyite in English:
Tammanyite
adjectiveˈtamənɪʌɪtˈtæməniˌaɪt
Relating to or characteristic of Tammany, a powerful organization within the US Democratic Party that was widely associated with corruption.
a Tammanyite politician and bookmaker
Example sentencesExamples
- If they cannot get an obnoxious law repealed, they will eventually turn to some sort of Tammanyite administration.
- The Tammanyite crowd then headed to Wall Street.
- The Tammanyite radical had become a popular leader in the legislature.
- In January 1858 he purchased the newspaper, at the time a faltering sheet with Tammanyite leanings.
- He read in the previous day's paper that the Tammanyite lieutenant governor was to chair the campaign state committee.
nounˈtamənɪʌɪtˈtæməniˌaɪt
A supporter of the methods or principles of Tammany, a powerful organization within the US Democratic Party that was widely associated with corruption.
an influential Tammanyite
Example sentencesExamples
- Several Tammanyites were mad that Nixon's study had put their organization in a bad light.
- The Tammanyite finally found he could not convince the reformer.
- Through their earnest efforts they converted many of their friends into Tammanyites.
- For Ohio's Tammanyites, on the other hand, support of the Resolution had become a principal cause.
- As anxiety increased, Tammanyites realized that he had trapped them.
Definition of Tammanyite in US English:
Tammanyite
adjectiveˈtæməniˌaɪtˈtamənēˌīt
Relating to or characteristic of Tammany, a powerful organization within the US Democratic Party that was widely associated with corruption.
a Tammanyite politician and bookmaker
Example sentencesExamples
- The Tammanyite crowd then headed to Wall Street.
- In January 1858 he purchased the newspaper, at the time a faltering sheet with Tammanyite leanings.
- The Tammanyite radical had become a popular leader in the legislature.
- If they cannot get an obnoxious law repealed, they will eventually turn to some sort of Tammanyite administration.
- He read in the previous day's paper that the Tammanyite lieutenant governor was to chair the campaign state committee.
nounˈtæməniˌaɪtˈtamənēˌīt
A supporter of the methods or principles of Tammany, a powerful organization within the US Democratic Party that was widely associated with corruption.
an influential Tammanyite
Example sentencesExamples
- Several Tammanyites were mad that Nixon's study had put their organization in a bad light.
- The Tammanyite finally found he could not convince the reformer.
- For Ohio's Tammanyites, on the other hand, support of the Resolution had become a principal cause.
- Through their earnest efforts they converted many of their friends into Tammanyites.
- As anxiety increased, Tammanyites realized that he had trapped them.