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bought priesthood

bought priesthood noun: the constellation of technocrats, columnists, pundits, university professors, public intellectuals, business lobbyists and other powerful groups who benefit from the political status quo and use their position to defend and support it.

Noun

bought priesthood (plural bought priesthoods)

  1. (derogatory) The constellation of technocrats, columnists, pundits, university professors, public intellectuals, business lobbyists and other powerful groups who benefit from the political status quo and use their position to defend and support it.

Forms of bought priesthood

pluralbought priesthoods

Questions about bought priesthood

What does bought priesthood mean?
Bought priesthood means the constellation of technocrats, columnists, pundits, university professors, public intellectuals, business lobbyists and other powerful groups who benefit from the political status quo and use their position to defend and support it.
What part of speech is bought priesthood?
Bought priesthood is a noun.
What is the plural of bought priesthood?
The plural of bought priesthood is bought priesthoods.

Words near bought priesthood in the dictionary

  1. bought off
  2. bought off on
  3. bought out
  4. bought out from under
  5. bought over
  6. bought priesthood
  7. bought priesthoods
  8. bought some time
  9. bought straw hats in winter
  10. bought the big one
  11. bought the dip

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