tammany society

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tammany society - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Tammany Society
      n 1: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New
           York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political
           control by corruption and bossism [syn: Tammany Hall,
           Tammany Society, Tammany]