Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who holds or occupies a place; specifically, one who has an office under government.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under government.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, derogatory One appointed to a political office, especially in government, as a reward for political support; an
appointee , ayes-man .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disparaging term for an appointee
Etymologies
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Examples
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Through no fault of his own, he will be labelled the Tories' placeman.
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Another Labour source said: "We don't want somebody who could be construed as a Labour placeman."
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Now his placeman is prime minister, to what extent does he hold sway?
Diary 2010
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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.
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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.
Archive 2008-11-30 2008
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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... 2010
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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 2009
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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.
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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.
In between the lines 2009
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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?
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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