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    TAMMANY SOCIETY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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 bossismplay

    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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