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ward-heeler::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hack, machine politician, political hack |
| Type of | pol, political leader, politician, politico |
Examples of ward-heeler
ward-heeler
I phoned someone who could be considered a contemporary ward heeler.
From the suntimes.com
Republicans and right wing radio talk show hosts love hurling the ward heeler thing at Obama.
From the suntimes.com
And as for this particular name change, let's remember Healy wasn't some long-forgotten ward heeler.
From the suntimes.com
Nope. The days when a ward-heeler could walk around with a pocket full of absentee ballots appear to be over.
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The local bishop is a ward heeler in a cassock.
From the time.com
Indeed, as a former Chicago ward heeler and protege of the late Mayor Richard Daley, he seems to be the quintessential machine pol.
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At home, Mr. Kohl used the skills of a ward heeler to play German politicians off against one another and to align himself with his supporters in the East.
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He was also a ward heeler for the Tammany Hall Democratic machine, an unsavory sideline that later helped drive the son to the Republicans.
From the time.com
He left city hall in 1993 to serve for four years as Bill Clinton's U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, but he still sounds more like a ward heeler than a diplomat.
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