placeman
UK/ˈpleɪsman/
placeman noun: one appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man.
Noun
placeman (plural placemen)
- One appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man.
- Plus, contrary to hysterical prediction and uninformed innuendo, Bryant Lemuel's influence did not fill this pilot project with compliant placemen, instead leaving all appointments to the university science faculty.2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 183
- Predictably, the brow-beaten Clement in the end submitted to Philip's demands that the papal commission, which was eventually convened in November 1309, should consist predominantly of clerics who were known to be royal placemen.2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 32
Forms of placeman
| plural | placemen |
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Origin of placeman
From place + -man.
Words formed from placeman
Questions about placeman
- What does placeman mean?
- Placeman means one appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man.
- What part of speech is placeman?
- Placeman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce placeman?
- Placeman is pronounced /ˈpleɪsman/ (UK).
- What is the plural of placeman?
- The plural of placeman is placemen.
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