placeman 的定义
plural place·men.British.
- a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
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- Every man had his double; the heels of every placeman were dogged by friendly rivals ready to trip them up.
- At the moment the newly appointed placeman had been rather glad that such was the case.
- In the sequel, the question was proposed, Whether a placeman ought to have a seat in the house?
- When this was handed to him he flew into a towering passion, and said, The scribbly scrawl of a placeman, indeed!
- It was a positive grievance, and indeed it was a partial destruction of the constitution, at the instance of a placeman.