Is a "slither" the collective noun for a group of politicians ?
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LOL - if it's not, it d**n well should be:))\n\n20 years ago I would.ve suggested it applies only to a slither of Tory MP's, but nowadays I reckon it applies to ALL of 'em.\n\nThanks for that, much appreciated - and I too am gonna try and slip it in here and there.
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Good news if true. The people in the military not on a neocon string have been asking for it for years.\n\nRummy is part of the American axis* of evil.\n\n*Should be a different word, descriptive of beasts with long ears that go "hee-haw", but some airhead would complain that it was invective, that being the only use of the word they are familiar with.
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That is one of the great dichotomies/ironies in politics:\n\nRepublicans are pro capital punishment, anti-abortion\nDemocrats are anti-capital punishment, pro-abortion\n\nApparently life only has a value if the other guy is against it.
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Yahoo: noun: \n\n1. (in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of brutes, having the form and all the vices of humans, who are subject to the Houyhnhnms.  \n2. (lowercase) an uncultivated or boorish person; lout; philistine; yokel.  \n3. (lowercase) a coarse or brutish person.  \n[Origin: coined by Swift in Gulliver's Travels (1726)] \n--------------------------------------------------------------------\nDefinition:   savage \nSynonyms:   beast, bigot, boor, brute, cannibal, clod, hooligan, hun, ignoramus, lout, monster, philistine, rascal, ruffian, troglodyte, vandal, yahoo \nAntonyms:   citizen, native \nSource:   Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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ineptitarian. I don't like what he stands for, but I wouldn't wish for anyone to be assassinated. Except, maybe Plankton. He's always trying to get Sponge Bob in trouble.
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Government organization\n\nAlone together\n\nSilent scream\n\nPlastic glasses\n\nAgree to disagree\n\nBitter sweet\n\nBusiness ethics\n\nCalculated risk\n\nGenuine imitation\n\nHoly war
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It's not like in the British system where there's a party leader in parliament, and the losing party head retains some status. I'd say Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean are party leaders.\n\nWould you spell check your nickname? It will add credibility to your questions, which are often quite good!
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It's a conjunctive noun and must be preceded by an appropriate adjective to be used correctly.\n\nFor example:  \nwitless-Democrat\nhypocritical-Democrat\nNo plan-Democrat\nvapid-Democrat\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...
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ilker_murat is right, but this word has a historical background too. This term derives from 494 BC, when the first tribunes in ancient Rome were elected to protect and represent the 'plebs' (less well-born people with relatively low income - they were rather disdained by the 'patricians' = Rome's aristocracy) in the political life. They were enabled to prevent decisions that weren't advantegous for this social group by vetoing (that is to officially refuse to approve a statute).
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Yosemity Sam...bush whackin barracuda!!  Ohhhhh you mean the monster in the mad scientist cartoon....That's Gossamer.  "We've just GOT to gime you a permanent".\nhahahaha.
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menifeedave..."queers and baby killers"???  so you are saying that all liberals and/or democrats are queers and baby killers, right?  i just need some conformation on your answer!
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Elect Rick (name somebody in the band rick)\nGoober Peace\nSteaming Pile\nFlied Lice\nA Flat Musing\nRhinosaurus\nLumbago\nFudge Pickers\nThe Paper Cuts\nTuna Melt\nEarly Risers\nBuzz Fusters\nSlam Monkeys\nWonkenfuss\nFrankenfuss\nElectric Owls\nthe Teables\n\nsomething gritty yet silly...
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count the politicians
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Fear is a powerful tool which is appropriate because the leader of the republicans (GWBush) is also a powerful tool. The supporters of the idiots in office are angry for good reason. I would be angry also if I was always so focused on avoiding the inevitabe confrontation with reality. By the way squidgirl check out the www.powersquid.net.
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A group of owls is called a parliament.
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Filibuster. Quorum. President Pro Tempore. \n"Christmas tree" bill. Riddick's.
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The proper Collective noun for hyenas is "Clan" or "Pack" and less commonly "A Cackle"