Political shenanigans

Jen M. (United States of America)
people getting what they want
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  1. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  2. abase
    cause to feel shame
  3. polemics
    the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
  4. polemicist
    a writer who argues in opposition to others
  5. mugwump
    a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics
  6. psephology
    the branch of sociology that studies election trends
  7. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
  8. proletariat
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor
  9. hoi polloi
    the common people generally
  10. shellack
    cover with shellac
  11. hegemon
    a leading or supreme power
  12. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  13. mendacious
    given to lying
Created on Tue Feb 09 08:11:17 EST 2010 (updated Sun Jan 06 19:29:50 EST 2013)

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