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Shermanesque

Shermanesque adjective: having the intent of refusing a nomination to public office, or of refusing to serve in such office if elected.

Adjective

Shermanesque (comparative more Shermanesque, superlative most Shermanesque)

  1. Having the intent of refusing a nomination to public office, or of refusing to serve in such office if elected.

Forms of Shermanesque

comparativemore Shermanesque
superlativemost Shermanesque

Origin of Shermanesque

From Sherman + -esque, after American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, who declined when being considered as a possible Republican candidate for the presidential election of 1884, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."

Questions about Shermanesque

What does Shermanesque mean?
Shermanesque means having the intent of refusing a nomination to public office, or of refusing to serve in such office if elected.
What part of speech is Shermanesque?
Shermanesque is an adjective.

Words near Shermanesque in the dictionary

  1. Sherman's hairpin
  2. Sherman's hairpins
  3. Sherman's necktie
  4. Sherman's neckties
  5. Shermanbury
  6. Shermanesque
  7. Shermanian
  8. Shermanite
  9. Shermanites
  10. Shermans
  11. Shermantine

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