The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. We find not only the meaning and history…
Specifikacia The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as gerrymander, but also of lesser-known terms such as cracking (splitting a bloc of like-minded voters by redistricting) and fair-fight district (which refers to areas redistricted to favor no political party). Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as Beltway bandit and boondoggle, angry white male and leg treasurer, juice bill and Joe Citizen, banana superpower and the Big Fix.
Selected entries will have extended encyclopedic notes. Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background, and illuminating citations, some going back more than 200 years. The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of big cheese; all