placeman

[ UK /plˈe‍ɪsmən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a disparaging term for an appointee
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How To Use placeman In A Sentence

  • Now his placeman is prime minister, to what extent does he hold sway? Diary
  • But what is the point of voting for a placeman or a dullard simply because, on balance, you'd prefer his leader to be the next Prime Minister? Ignore the Party, You should Vote for the Best Candidate
  • Mandelson, on the other hand, has been elected by no one at all and is simply a Labour placeman planted in the Upper House to help Brown save his skin. Unelected Peer Attacks MPs For Doing Their Job
  • Another Labour source said: "We don't want somebody who could be construed as a Labour placeman. Archive 2008-02-01
  • Michael Booth: So does his Blackburn with Darwen constituency - but I doubt we'll get it until he takes his seat in the Lords to be replaced with another Labour placeman. Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...
  • P.S. Brown has a placeman in the IMF as we found out when he got it to pull its report saying the banking crisis would cost the UK £190bn. Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me
  • Through no fault of his own, he will be labelled the Tories' placeman. Policing London: Law and not Orde | Editorial
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