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• n  a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

• machine politician
• ward-heeler
• hack

News & Articles

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• A Lhota hooey
  In inviting women to come forward to snitch about their dates with Anthony Weiner, Joe Lhota exposes himself as a petty political hack instead of a serious, stand-up candidate for one of the most important public offices in the nation (“Lhota Wants Dem’s Exes To Talk Dirty,” July 2...
  July 7, 2013 - New York Post