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Word: panjandrums (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...were surprised that so astute a politician as Senator Curtis could regard himself as a serious contender for the favor of the many sections and factions which must be milled and swept together before 555 votes are accumulated for any one at the G. O. Party's big panjandrum. And yet-and yet- And yet the earwig that entered many a Senatorial ear with Senator Harding's nomination in 1920, was a most irresistible earwig. Not for a second could any one doubt that this earwig had attached itself to sincere Senator Curtis. Furthermore, obscure though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Curtis Boom | 11/7/1927 | See Source »

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