TAMMANY SOCIETY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

Synonyms:

Tammany; Tammany Hall; Tammany Society

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Tammany Society" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Holonyms ("Tammany Society" is a part of...):

Democratic Party (the older of two major political parties in the United States)

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