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placemen

placemen is the plural of placeman.

Meaning of placeman

Noun

placeman (plural placemen)

  1. (UK, derogatory) 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

Questions about placemen

What is placemen the plural of?
Placemen is the plural of placeman.

Words near placemen in the dictionary

  1. placemarkers
  2. placemarking
  3. placemarks
  4. placemat
  5. placemats
  6. placemen
  7. placement
  8. placement test
  9. placement tests
  10. placements
  11. placemonger

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