Politics Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Vanna White veto n. a form of line-item veto that permits an elected official to strike single letters in legislation. (posted Aug. 8, 2005) [full entry…]

Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen n. an anti-bureaucratese, anti-bafflegab campaign. (posted May. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

visibility whip n. a worker responsible for precisely orchestrating the presentation of placards, chants, and other demonstrations of support among delegates at a political convention, especially during speeches. (posted Jul. 28, 2004) [full entry…]

voodoo poll n. an opinion tallying system whose results are easily manipulated or are otherwise untrustworthy. (posted Feb. 28, 2005) [full entry…]

watermelon n. a communist masquerading as an environmental activist. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

Westoxification n. the financial, cultural, or military reliance on the West by non-Western societies. (posted Feb. 8, 2006) [full entry…]

wheeling n. 1. in the electricity industry, the transfer of power between utility companies, especially through the networks of one company on behalf of another. 2. the transfer of money between political organizations in order to skirt campaign funding laws. (posted Apr. 11, 2005) [full entry…]

woolly-booger n. (also woolly-bugger) 1. (colloquial) the larval-stage insect known as the woolly worm or woolly bear; a fishing fly that resembles such an insect. 2. (in the American Southwest, slang) an extraordinary example of a thing. 3. (in Oklahoma and Louisiana, slang) provisions intended to be overlooked in legislation. (posted May. 17, 2007) [full entry…]

worm poll n. a continuous survey taken of a live audience to measure reactions to a political speech or debate. (posted Apr. 11, 2005) [full entry…]

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